- Manufactured by
- Fruit of the Loom, founded 1851
- Worn by
- Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- 1976-2005
- Medium
- cotton and polyester
- Dimensions
- H x W (flat): 27 × 29 in. (68.6 × 73.7 cm)
- Description
- A teal t-shirt worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and polyester blend t-shirt has a printed design on the front chest in black text that reads "THE ANGOLITE / THE PRISON NEWSMAGAZINE" above a black illustration of a ball and chain with an open shackle. A fabric tag for Fruit of the Loom is sewn at the interior center back collar. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior back collar above the tag.
- Place used
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- t-shirts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
- Object number
- 2016.139.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




