- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Van Peebles, Melvin, American, 1932 - 2021
- Date
- ca. 1971
- Medium
- cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 31 1/2 x 18 in. (80 x 45.7 cm)
- Description
- A shirt worn by Melvin Van Peebles as the title character of "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The button-up shirt is made of a dark maroon synthetic fabric. It has wide lapels, pintuck pleated sleeves, and two buttons at the cuffs. At the interior neckline is an off-white label reading [Flair / California] in black text.
- Classification
- Clothing - Costume
- Type
- shirts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.82.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




