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Sleeveless T-shirt with Pubilc Enemy logo

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    Object Details

    Created by

    PolyGram, American, 1962 - 1999

    Subject of

    Public Enemy, American, founded 1982

    Description

    A black Public Enemy sleeveless T-shirt made by PolyGram. The front of the t-shirt has white print that reads: [PUBLIC] and the back of the t-shirt has white print that reads: [ENEMY].The group's logo of a figure standing in the cross-hairs near the neck-line is featured on both sides of the shirt in white.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy

    Date

    ca. 1992

    Object number

    2011.33.7

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    T-shirts

    Medium

    synthetic fiber

    Dimensions

    H x W: 29 x 25 1/4 in. (73.7 x 64.1 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Fashion and Historical

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Hip-hop (Music)
    Rappers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53be55fb1-3319-434e-8a5a-c73ae90e4372

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.33.7

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