- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- 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 white 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. The letter "W" is handwritten in black ink on the interior center back collar.
- 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
- 2016.139.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




