- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Manufactured by
- Broderick USA, American
- Worn by
- Harris-Stewart, Lusia, American, born 1955
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- nylon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a:jersey): 27 11/16 × 15 3/16 × 3/16 in. (70.4 × 38.5 × 0.4 cm)
- H x W x D (b:shorts): 12 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 3/16 in. (32.3 × 48.5 × 0.4 cm)
- Caption
- Lusia Harris wore this uniform and lead the team in scoring and rebounding during the 1976 Summer Olympics where the USA Women's Basketball team earned a silver medal.
- Description
- An Olympic uniform jersey (2017.29.2a) and shorts (2017.29.2b) worn by Lusia Harris. The jersey is bright blue with a high round neckline. It is sleeveless, with red and white stripes around the neckline and armholes. There is white piping around the bottom hem. There is a large red number [7] outlined in white on the lower proper right side. On the proper left upper chest are the vertical letters [USA] in red with a white outline. On the back is a large number [7] at the center in red outlined in white. There is a white cloth tag sewn into the inside of the neckline with red and blue text that reads [100% Stretch Nylon / 38-40]. Below this text is a red and blue rectangle with white text that reads [BRODERICK USA]. The matching shorts are bright blue with white piping around the leg openings. They have an elastic waist. The letters [USA] are on the lower thigh on the proper left side. The letters are red with a white outline.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Type
- shorts
- jerseys
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
- Object number
- 2017.29.2ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




