Issued by
Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018
Subject of
Abrams, Stacey Y., American, born 1973
Riggs Amico, Sarah, American
Manufactured by
American Apparel, American, founded 1989
Date
ca. 2017-2018
Medium
ink on cotton (textile)
Dimensions
L x W: 28 1/8 × 18 7/8 in. (71.5 × 48 cm)
Description
A navy-blue American Apparel / Gildan cotton t-shirt, “Turn Georgia Blue 2018”, for Stacey Abrams’s 2018 Gubernatorial campaign.
This primarily navy-blue shirt features large graphics on the front. Across the chest in white and blue ink print is the democratic slogan: [“TURN / GEORGIA / BLUE 2018 / GEORGIA DEMOCRATS]. The state shape of Georgia is depicted underlaying the slogan, in neon blue. Below the text in the same neon blue as above is a ‘D’ inside a closed circle with “GEORGIA DEMOCRATS” printed next to it. On the reverse of the t-shirt in blue, white, and orange ink print, are the names of Stacey and fellow democratic activists and gubernatorial candidates of 2018: [SARAH RIGGS AMICO / JOHN BARROW / CHARLIE BAILEY / OTHA THORNTON / JANICE LAWS / RICHARD KEATLEY / DAWN A. RANDOLPH / LINDY MILLER / FRED SWANN].
Place collected
Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
t-shirts
Topic
Activism
American South
Politics
Suffrage
U.S. History, 2001-
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Stacey Y. Abrams
Object number
2021.6.23
Restrictions & Rights
© Stacey Abrams for Governor
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51cd0758a-29fb-4a1d-857f-3bfdda953826

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