Black t-shirt with a photograph of MC Sha-Rock owned by MC Lyte
- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Created by
- Sedgwick & Cedar, American, founded 1973
- Owned by
- MC Lyte, American, born 1971
- Subject of
- MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
- Date
- 1990-2010
- Medium
- cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 x 13 in. (55.9 x 33 cm)
- Description
- Black crew neck fitted t-shirt with a screen-printed image in silver and gray at the center front. The image is a photograph of MC Sha-Rock wearing a t-shirt that says "I'M SHA ROCK AN [illegible]". Printed above the photograph is the text "MOTHER OF THE MIC" and below the photograph text reads "SHA-ROCK" at the left facing corner, with the logo of the manufacturer printed in the right corner. A fabric tag with machine embroidery is sewn on the t-shirt at the proper left front near the hem that reads "Sedgwick & Cedar / Vintage Clothing Company / LIMITED EDITION DESIGN / legendary city style 1973". There is a manufacturer's tag at the center back interior neck with an additional tag with fiber content and size large information.
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Type
- t-shirts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of MC Lyte
- Object number
- 2011.118.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.