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  • Peach dress and belt worn by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show

    Peach dress and belt worn by Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show

    Designed by
    Scott, L'Wren, American, 1964 - 2014
    Worn by
    Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
    Medium
    a: silk twill, synthetic fiber, and metal fasteners;
    b: silk chiffon, silk twill, and metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W x D ((ab) on form): 43 1/2 × 26 × 14 in. (110.5 × 66 × 35.6 cm)
    H x W ((b) flat): 29 × 41 1/4 in. (73.7 × 104.8 cm)
    Type
    dresses
    Place used
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2011
    Description
    This peach dress (a) and pleated chiffon belt (b) were designed by L'Wren Scott and worn by Oprah Winfrey during the series finale of The Oprah Winfrey Show in May 2011. The dress is made from a peach twill silk and has a fitted bodice that ends at the natural waist. A band of self-fabric piping trims the scoop neckline. The sleeves are 3/4 length and straight cut. A band of self-fabric decorative piping is sewn near the hem of the sleeves. The pencil skirt falls to the mid-calf and has a 5 1/2-inch slit at the center back. The dress closes at the center back with a metal zipper painted peach to match the fabric, which extends from the neckline to the lower back. One (1) metal hook-and-eye is sewn above the zipper. The interior bodice and skirt of the dress are lined with a cream mesh synthetic fabric, while the sleeves are not lined. A length of peach thread is sewn at each interior top shoulder that can be closed with one (1) small metal snap each. The hem of the skirt is turned to the interior and edged with peach lace on the seam. The hem of the skirt lining is edged in cream lace. A white rectangular fabric label with plum embroidery reading "L'Wren Scott" is sewn at the interior proper left back side below the neckline.
    This pleated chiffon belt accompanies the peach dress (a). The chiffon fabric is dyed in an ombre ranging from peach to mauve. The waistband of the belt is faced in the chiffon with only the peach to pale pink ombre. It closes at the proper right front side with three (3) flat metal hook-and-eyes and one (1) metal snap. The closure is behind a stiff rectangular material covered in the peach chiffon. Extending below the closure are three tiered flounces of the pleated chiffon featuring the full range of ombre colors. The interior of the waistband is lined in the same peach fabric used for the dress (a). Four (4) pieces of vertically-oriented boning are sewn inside the lining at intervals around the waistband. A white rectangular fabric label with plum embroidery reading "L'Wren Scott" is sewn at the interior proper left side.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Communication
    Costume
    Entertainers
    Fashion
    Fashion design
    Mass media
    Television
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
    Object number
    2016.7.2ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Red suit worn by Oprah Winfrey during the car giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show

    Red suit worn by Oprah Winfrey during the car giveaway on The Oprah Winfrey Show

    Designed by
    Céline, French, founded 1945
    Worn by
    Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
    Medium
    .1: wool and nylon blend cloth with plastic buttons;
    .2: wool and nylon blend cloth with metal fasteners
    Dimensions
    H x W x D ((.1-.2) on form): 39 1/4 × 23 × 11 1/2 in. (99.7 × 58.4 × 29.2 cm)
    H x W x D ((.1) on form): 22 1/2 × 23 × 11 1/2 in. (57.2 × 58.4 × 29.2 cm)
    H x W x D ((.2) on form): 24 3/4 × 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (62.9 × 36.8 × 26.7 cm)
    Type
    jackets
    skirts
    Place used
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2004
    Description
    This red suit, consisting of a jacket (.1) and skirt (.2), was designed by Céline and worn by Oprah Winfrey on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that aired in September 2004. The suit is made from a red wool and nylon blend boucle fabric. The fitted jacket has a shawl collar with an open neckline and closes proper right side over left side at the center front with two (2) large round brown tortoise-shell plastic buttons with the text "CELINE" etched on them and two (2) smaller buttons of the same design. The two (2) smaller buttons cannot be seen from the facing side. Two (2) additional decorative large round buttons of the same design are sewn on the proper right side corresponding to the placement of the functioning buttons on the proper left side. The 3/4-length sleeves are cut straight and do not have cuffs. The back of the jacket has seaming and pleating for a form-fitting silhouette, though the waistband around the front and back has a slight flare. The interior of the jacket is not lined. There are two (2) red transparent plastic buttons on the interior proper left front side that are backing the large tortoiseshell buttons on the facing side for stabilization. The large buttons on the proper right side are stabilized by the smaller tortoiseshell buttons. Three (3) labels are sewn at the interior center back neck. The top label is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "FINITION MAIN." The middle label is sewn to the bottom edge of the top label and is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "CELINE". The bottom label is sewn to the bottom edge of the middle label and is white paper with black preprinted text and handwritten black ink text with style, size, fiber content, and care information.
    The pencil skirt (.2) falls just below the knee and has an 8-inch slit at the center back. The skirt closes at the center back waist with one (1) metal hook-and-eye and a red metal invisible zipper. The skirt is not lined. There are three (3) labels sewn at the interior back to the proper left of the zipper. The top label is white fabric with gray embroidered text reading "CELINE". The next label has sizing information. Sewn to the bottom of the top label and behind the size label is a white paper label with black preprinted text and handwritten black ink text with style, size, fiber content, and care information.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Communication
    Costume
    Entertainers
    Fashion
    Fashion design
    Mass media
    Television
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
    Object number
    2016.7.3.1-2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Clothing-Costume
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter to Oprah Winfrey from L'Wren Scott with autographed envelope

    Letter to Oprah Winfrey from L'Wren Scott with autographed envelope

    Written by
    Scott, L'Wren, American, 1964 - 2014
    Received by
    Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
    Subject of
    Harpo, Inc., American, founded 1986
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (a): 4 1/16 × 6 5/16 in. (10.3 × 16 cm)
    H x W (b): 4 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.7 × 16.5 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place used
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    July 1, 2011
    Description
    A handwritten notecard (a) on personal stationery with the name "L'WREN SCOTT" printed in black ink at the center top of the front side of the paper. In the note, Scott thanks Oprah Winfrey for wearing Scott's clothing designs in the final episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The note is accompanied by an envelope (b) that is signed across the seal on the reverse by Scott.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Communication
    Correspondence
    Entertainers
    Fashion
    Fashion design
    Mass media
    Television
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
    Object number
    2016.7.8ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Willi Smith

    Willi Smith

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Smith, Willi Donnell, American, 1948 - 1987
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 1/16 × 13 5/8 in. (28.1 × 34.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 × 19 1/16 in. (33 × 48.4 cm)
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Date
    1984; printed 1990s
    Description
    A color digital print photograph of Willi Smith. Smith is featured at the center of the photograph with his proper right hand resting on his cheek and his proper left hand resting on his leg. He is wearing large glasses, a black V-neck sweater, a white t-shirt and tan pants. Two stools are in the background surrounding Smith. Two unidentified people, whose legs are only visible, stand on the stools. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5878].
    Topic
    African American
    Fashion design
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
    Object number
    2016.77.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Ellen Stewart

    Ellen Stewart

    Photograph by
    Mitchell, Jack, American, 1925 - 2013
    Subject of
    Stewart, Ellen, American, 1919 - 2011
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 11 × 16 in. (27.9 × 40.6 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 12 15/16 × 19 in. (32.9 × 48.3 cm)
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Date
    1974; printed 1990s
    Description
    A black and white digital print photograph of Ellen Stewart. The photograph features Stewart next to a stage light. She has a hat on and her hair is in braided pig tails. She is looking off to the left of the photograph. The back of the photograph has a Jack Mitchell stamp with the number [5823].
    Topic
    African American
    Design
    Photography
    Theatre
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives
    Object number
    2016.77.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jack Mitchell, All Rights Reserved
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Side chair by Thomas Day

    Created by
    Day, Thomas, American, 1801 - 1861
    Owned by
    Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
    Medium
    mahogany, burlap, metal, upholstery
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 32 1/2 × 18 × 16 in. (82.6 × 45.7 × 40.6 cm)
    Type
    side chairs
    Place made
    North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1850
    Description
    Side chair created by Thomas Day. The chair has mahogany legs and back with scroll and floral detailing. There is an engraved floral motif on the center top rail. The seat is upholstered and filled with burlap. The fabric has cream, green, and red striped sections with black borders and an overall floral motif. The upholstery is worn with small areas of loss. The chairs springs are visible through the loose fabric backing below the seat.
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Craftsmanship
    Design
    Domestic life
    Free communities of color
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama and Yes We Can slogan

    Manufactured by
    Comatex, S.A., Malian, founded 1994
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 45 1/4 × 73 in. (114.9 × 185.4 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 3/16 in. (64 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Ségou, Région de Ségou, Mali, West Africa, Africa
    Place collected
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Comatex, S.A. featuring Barack Obama and his campaign slogan "Yes We Can." The fabric has a very pale blue ground with a background design of a continuous meandering stylized leafy vine in black outlined in light brown. Several designs are printed at intervals scattered over the background. The largest is an oval with a blue floral vine frame containing a photographic portrait of Barack Obama. Below the oval frame is a banner containing black text reading "BARACK OBAMA". A banner with black text reading "44th PRESIDENT / OF THE UNITED STATES" is printed at either side of the oval portrait frame. To the top right of the oval frame is a black outlined rectangle with black text reading "YES WE CAN". To the top left and bottom right are American flags with black poles. The manufacturer's name "COMATEX SA" is printed at repeating intervals along both selvedges.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Textiles
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  • Blue and orange printed fabric with custom printed portraits of Barack Obama

    Manufactured by
    GTP, Ghanian, founded 1966
    Printed by
    Peters, Shani, American, born 1981
    Subject of
    Cousins, Aisha, American
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 46 7/8 × 68 1/8 in. (119 × 173 cm)
    H x W (Vertical Repeat): 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
    H x W (Horizontal Repeat): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
    H x W (Printed Portrait): 10 1/2 × 7 11/16 in. (26.7 × 19.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place printed
    Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2011
    Description
    Length of printed textile by GTP (Ghana Textiles Printing Company) customized with added printed graphic portraits of Barack Obama. The fabric has a large scale stylized floral design of the same flower printed in repeating columns. The flowers are wider at the middle with feathery blue petals surrounding a chartreuse and orange center and burgundy and white dots in the very middle. The flowers are placed in columns with the top sections nearly touching, but not quite. In the next column, the flowers are placed so that the wider middle sections are in the space created by the thinner top and bottom sections of the surrounding columns. There is a deep burgundy solid ground behind the flowers. An oval-framed portrait of Barack Obama is custom printed in black and white onto the manufactured printed fabric. Text inside the frame reads "BLACK PRESIDENT'S DAY FEBRUARY 21, 2011 / BARACK OBAMA 44TH PRESIDENT OF TEH U.S.A." The added prints are placed on the fabric in a scattered manner. Manufacturer's information is printed on both selvedges that reads in repetition "GTP GUARANTEED REAL WAX PRINTED IN GHANA 16785".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Textiles
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  • Commemorative textile in black with Obama campaign slogan Yes We Can

    Manufactured by
    Woodin, Ghanian, founded 1985
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 47 5/8 × 71 5/8 in. (121 × 182 cm)
    Vertical Repeat: 24 in. (61 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 24 13/16 in. (63 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    Place made
    Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Woodin in black featuring Barack Obama campaign slogan "Yes We Can." The fabric has a background printed design of small black triangles arranged with their points away from each other, creating diamond with a white horizontal strip in the middle and white diamond shapes around the black triangles. The white diamonds have a pale lavender dot printed at the center. A black silhouette of the continent of Africa is printed repeatedly in a scattered design over the background. The silhouettes contain three (3) different motifs in white text, arranged to alternate on the silhouettes as placed on the fabric. One motif is the stylized "W" logo of the printer, Woodin, done in white in the left corner over West Africa. The second motif has a large white dot with the word "GHANA" to the right of the dot, placed along the Guinea coast corresponding to the geographic location of the country of Ghana. The third motif has the words of the Obama campaign slogan "yes / WE / CAN" printed across the continent. Manufacturer's information is printed along the bottom selvedge in repetition that reads "Noir et Blanc de woodin GHANA".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Textiles
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Textile with portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama and John and Naadu Mills

    Manufactured by
    GTP, Ghanian, founded 1966
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    President Mills, John Evans Fiifi Atta, Ghanian, 1944 - 2012
    First Lady Mills, Ernestina Naadu, Ghanian
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 47 13/16 × 72 1/16 in. (121.5 × 183 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Tema, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by GTP (Ghana Textile Production) featuring portraits of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Ghanian President John Mills, and Ghanian First Lady Naadu Mills. The fabric has a cream ground with an allover background design of a multi-colored lattice with a small five-pointed star where the lattice work crosses. A United States and Ghana flag with crossed poles are placed between the oval portraits of the political figures over the lattice work. The portraits are in four (4) rows, with the top and third rows having alternating portraits of the Obamas and the second and bottom rows having alternating portraits of the Mills. The portraits are also arranged so that a Michelle portrait is below a Barack portrait in the top row, and vice versa. The oval frames containing Obama portraits are double red lines with cream interiors and blue stars and text, and a blue banner around the bottom half outside the double lines. The oval frames containing Mills portraits are double red lines with yellow interiors and black stars and text, and a green banner around the bottom half outside the double lines. The text inside the double lines has the name of the person at the bottom center with three (3) five-pointed stars on each side. Text inside the banners underneath the frames contains the title of each figure: "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA"; "FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERA"; "PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA"; "FIRST LADY OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA". The portraits appear to be drawings from photographs printed in black onto the cream ground. Printed along the top and bottom is the same border with three (3) stripes in red, yellow, and green and a cream interior. Black five-pointed stars are printed on top of the lined borders. Inside the border are a United States and a Ghanian flag with crossed poles printed in a repeating design. Every other pair of flags has the text "JULY - 2009" printed inside a blue outlined banner under the flags. The manufacturer's logo "GTP" inside a black oval and the text "GHANA 2405" are printed along both selvedges in repetition.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Textiles
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  • Commemorative indigo resist textile with portrait and name of Barack Obama

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 45 11/16 × 67 5/16 in. (116 × 171 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Nyaniba Estates, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by an unidentified printer and designer featuring portrait and name of Barack Obama. The fabric is dyed dark blue with resist design in white. There are four (4) rows with the same design of the text "OBAMA" but with the "O" being a face portrait of Barack Obama. These rows are surrounded by geometric stylized chain borders, with five (5) border rows in all.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Textiles
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  • Commemorative indigo resist textile with flowers and portrait of Barack Obama

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 45 1/2 × 70 1/16 in. (115.5 × 178 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Nyaniba Estates, Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by an unidentified printer and designer featuring flowers and a portrait Barack Obama. The fabric is dyed dark blue with resist design in white. The design has a portrait of Barack Obama alternating with a six-petaled flower in rows and columns.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Textiles
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  • Kanga with portraits of Barack Obama and American flags

    Manufactured by
    African Pride Textile Mills Ltd., Tanzanian, founded 2003
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 43 5/16 × 70 1/16 in. (110 × 178 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Kanga by African Pride Textile Mills Ltd. in red, white, and blue featuring portraits of Barack Obama and American flags. The cloth has a wide red border and a dark blue interior ground. At the center are four (4) American flags arranged diagonally to create an empty diamond space in the middle. Inside this space are three (3) of the same portrait of Obama, placed in a diagonal and slightly overlapping, with Obama looking upward to the left. They are printed with the middle of the three in red and the outer two in blue. In each corner of the interior section the "O" rising sun logo of the Obama campaign is printed in red, white, and blue, arranged so that the red and white striped portion is facing into the point of the corner. A white rectangle with blue text reading "YES WE CAN - OBAMA" is printed at the bottom center interior section. A thin border surrounds the interior with thick white lines around it and a row of closely spaced five-pointed stars in white inside the lines. In the wide red outer border the year "2008" is printed in white repeatedly and closely spaced. The "O" rising sun logo is again printed in each corner of the outer border, also arranged with the red and white striped section pointing toward the point of the corner. Manufacturer's information is printed vertically along the right side edge that reads "SOMO MOTO, HISTORI-KALI AFRICAN PRIDE TEXTILE MILLS LTD. [star] LESSO [star] PRINTED TANZANIA KHANGA DES NO. 9116".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Kanga with portrait of Barack Obama and African continent

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 41 3/4 × 59 1/4 in. (106 × 150.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Tanzania, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Kanga with portrait of Barack Obama and the African continent made in Tanzania. The cloth is a pale purplish-grayu with a wide border in tones of medium and midnight blue. The background of the border is a small scale grid design. A row of stylized flowers made from four (4) heart-shaped petals and a circular center are printed in the middle around the border. A thin border featuring a row of dark blue dots surround the inner and outer sides of the main border section. At the center of the interior section is a large oval photographic portrait of Barack Obama printed in black. He is wearing a suit and tie and is pictured from the chest up and smiling while looking directly at the viewer. Text above him just inside the oval border reads "HONGERA [Congratulations] BARACK OBAMA". Black text printed inside a rectangle outlined in black at the center bottom interior reads in Swahili "UPENDO NA AMANI AMETUJALIA MUNGU" [God Has Blessed Us with Peace and Love]. Printed on either side of Obama is a black outline of the African continent with the island Madagascar, including interior country borders outlined in black with some filled in with red or green. Large black letters reading "AFRICA" are printed along the widest upper part of the continent, with the names of individual countries printed in smaller black text next to or inside their respective borders. The two Africa prints are identical, including the colors of the countries filled in. Manufacturer's information is printed in the lower bottom left corner that reads "NIDA NZITO KHANGA PAMBA YA TANZANIA GIGA:7274".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Three handkerchiefs commemorating President Barack Obama's first inauguration

    Created by
    Corwin, Marissa, American
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W (each): 16 × 16 in. (40.6 × 40.6 cm)
    Type
    handkerchiefs
    portraits
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Three handkerchiefs commemorating President Barack Obama's first inaguration. Each handkerchief features the same design printed in white on a solid ground, the ground color of each being different. One is red (.1), one is orange (.2), and one is brown (.3). Printed at the center inside an oval frame made of a leafy vine is a portrait of Barack Obama. This center motif is surrounded by a thin, square ladder border with the ground filled with tiny five-pointed stars. The same ladder border forms the outermost border. Between the ladder borders are several printed motifs with the vertical sides mirroring each other except for one motif. At the top corners are three (3) large paisleys with floral motifs inside them. Below the paisleys on the left side is a donkey with a banner of it reading "OBAMA". Below the paisleys on the right side is a rooster with a word bubble containing music notes coming from its beak. Below the animals on both sides is a bursting firework. At each bottom corner is a large paisley with the "O" containing a rising sun Obama campaign logo. Across the top center of the outer border is an eagle with spread wings holding leafy branches in both talons. Across the bottom center of the outer border is the text "OBAMA / INAUGURATION. JANUARY 2009". Printed in very small text at the upper left near one of the paisley designs is the text "photograph: Justin Stall". Printed in the same sized small text at the upper right near one of the paisley designs is the text "www.handoverfist.etsy.com". There are no labels.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.17.1-.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama inside a heart

    Manufactured by
    Sunflag Nigeria Limited, Nigerian, founded 1961
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 44 7/8 × 70 7/8 in. (114 × 180 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
    Place collected
    Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Sunflag Nigeria Limited featuring Barack Obama and his "O" rising sun campaign logo. The fabric has a very pale yellow-green ground with a background design on a grand scale featuring tonal dark blue and teal undulating strands of beads. A large tonal bead is place between the more open space between the strands. A dark blue net with varying widths of holes in the net is behind the beaded strands and single beads. Placed at intervals over top of the beaded strands is a heart containing the "O" rising sun campaign logo complete with red striped ground and bright blue cloudy sky. The "O" of the logo contains a highly pixelated photographic portrait of Barack Obama and text in black around the portrait reading "THE CHANGE THE WORLD NEEDS / BARACK OBAMA". Repeating text printed in dark teal along the selvedge reads "5791", "SUN-FLAG PRINT", and "GUARANTEED".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama on blue background

    Manufactured by
    Akosombo Textiles Limited, Ghanian, founded 1967
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 45 1/16 × 72 13/16 in. (114.5 × 185 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Place collected
    Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Akosombo Textiles Limited featuring a portrait of Barack Obama. The fabric has a blue ground with a printed small-scale geometric design in dark blue. There is a 4 1/2 inch wide border printed at both selvedges featuring a dark blue geometric design of interlocking links resembling a woven or braided cord. Printed in a repeating design over the background are old five-pointed stars outlined in black alternate with an oval gold and dark blue frame with a red interior background featuring a photographic portrait of Barack Obama. Below the portrait is a banner with the text "BARACK OBAMA / 44TH PRESIDENT of the UNITED STATES". The design is printed in two rows so that the portrait and star alternate positions both vertically and horizontally. Printed along the bottom selvedge is the text "ATL [inside oval frame] AKOSOMBO TEXTILES LIMITED". Printed along the top selvedge is the text "GUARANTEED SUPERB PRINTS RSP 5653".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Commemorative textile with portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama

    Manufactured by
    Batex-CI, Malian, founded 2005
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 45 1/2 × 77 15/16 in. (115.5 × 198 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Bamako, District de Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Africa
    Date
    2008
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Batex-CI featuring a portrait of Barack Obama and a double portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama. The fabric has a bright green ground with a background printed design of diamonds filled in with lines and geometric shapes in black, white, and green. The diamonds are oriented in rows that alternate with one row having the green dots at the top and the next row having the green dots at the bottom of the diamond. There are three rows of portraits printed onto the background. The top and bottom rows are the same. They feature a circle with a black outline and white background containing a full color double photographic portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama. A white banner with black text is printed below it that reads "BARACK OBAMA". Between the repeating circle portraits is printed a United States flag on a black pole and oriented facing to the left so that it appears backwards. A white rectangle with black text reading "CHANGE" is printed underneath the flag. The middle row features an oval with a black outline and white background containing a full color photographic half portrait of Barack Obama. A white banner with black text is printed below that reads "BARACK OBAMA". Between the repeating oval portraits are printed a United States flag on a black pole oriented facing to the left so that it appears backwards. Oriented at a slight angle and printed below left and below right of the oval portrait are white rectangles with black text reading "CHANGE". The manufacturer's information is printed in black along the selvedge reading "BATEX CI FABRIQUE AU MALI No. 805 BC [white inside black oval]".
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Commemorative textile with portrait of Barack Obama surrounded by roses

    Designed by
    Shine Shine, South African, founded 2007
    Subject of
    President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 60 7/16 × 75 9/16 in. (153.5 × 192 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Barack Obama surrounded by rose vines. The fabric has a teal ground with a background print of a leafy rose vine with yellow leaves, coral blooming and bud roses, and light brown vines. The design is oriented so that there is a middle section and two side sections, with the side sections mirroring each other. At each selvedge there is a yellow border with coral swags and yellow fringe having a scalloped edge. Printed above the border as if driving on it is a black town car with coral highlights in profile. The car has a white five-pointed star on the hood in front of the driver side wheel and white text printed on the driver side front and back doors reading "Shine Shine". Above each of the cars is a coral hand balled in a fist with the knuckles facing and the letters "HOPE" in light brown, one letter on each finger. Above the fist is a yellow oval with a black leafy wreath border. Inside the oval is a drawn portrait of Barack Obama wearing a coral shirt and black suit jacket and necktie. He looks upward to the right. His eyes are highlighted in coral and his teeth are yellow with a white five-pointed star at one corner of his parted lips as if they are shining in the light. A yellow banner with black text below the oval reads "HOORAY / FOR THE / PRESIDENT". This same oval drawn portrait is oriented sideways and printed down the middle section without the banner of text. A yellow cardinal sits on the rose vines between each of the sideways oval portraits in this middle section. On the outer sections between the repeating oval portraits above the "HOPE" fists and town cards is a black outlined circle with a yellow interior background and another drawn portrait of Obama. In this portrait he wears a white shirt with black suit jacket and necktie and looks straight at the viewer with his mouth closed but slightly smiling. Coral text printed inside the black border reads "PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THIS IS OUR MOMENT THIS IS OUR TIME". The designer's name "Shine Shine" is printed in black on the top selvedge.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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  • Commemorative textile with portraits of Michelle Obama surrounded by flowers

    Designed by
    Shine Shine, South African, founded 2007
    Subject of
    First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
    Medium
    cotton
    Dimensions
    H x W: 61 13/16 × 76 3/8 in. (157 × 194 cm)
    Horizontal Repeat: 25 3/16 in. (64 cm)
    Type
    textiles
    portraits
    Place made
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa
    Date
    2009
    Description
    Length of commemorative printed textile by Shine Shine featuring graphic portraits of Michelle Obama surrounded by floral vines. The fabric has a mint green ground with a background print of a leafy floral vines with orange leaves, maroon flowers, and light brown vines. The design is oriented so that there is a middle section and two side sections, with the side sections mirroring each other. In the middle section the floral vine consists of blooming and bud roses. In the side sections the floral vine consists of orange fluffy petal flowers with bulbous burgundy centers. At each selvedge there is a scalloped border with a burgundy ground with small black polka dots edged in orange. Large orange fringe hangs from the upper edge of the border in front of the burgundy ground and orange edging. Printed above the border as if driving on it is an orange stretch limousine with black highlights in profile. Black text printed on the side doors reads "Shine Shine" with a black five-pointed star between the words. Above each of the cars is a drawn portrait of Michelle Obama above the chest smiling and waving with her left hand. She wears an orange shirt with burgundy collar and buttons, and a pearl necklace, earrings, and bracelet. Above the portrait is a pair of orange sunglasses with black lenses that are closed. Next to the car and portrait of Obama waving is a full-body drawn portrait of Obama seated with her feet tucked under her and her right arm draped over the back of a white leopard with black spots that is standing. Obama is smiling and speaking into the headpiece of a white telephone she holds in her left hand. She wears an orange sleeveless short nightgown, burgundy shoes, and pearl earrings. The leopard has its mouth open showing fangs with its head turned toward Obama's. An orange banner with black text is printed below the portrait that reads "DON'T STAND IN MY LIGHT". Above the portrait are printed a pair of burgundy gloves with black topstitching detail. The center section of the fabric contains the full-body portrait of Obama with the leopard oriented sideways. The portrait alternates with an orange outlined circle with a burgundy ground containing the same pair of closed orange sunglasses with black lenses. Text printed in black inside the orange border reads "NEVER GO TO BED WITHOUT WASHING YOUR DISHES". The designer's name "Shine Shine" is printed in black on one selvedge.
    Topic
    African American
    Africa
    African diaspora
    Design
    Identity
    Politics (Practical)
    Textile design
    United States--History--2001-
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine E. McKinley
    Object number
    2017.16.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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