Manufactured by
Creative Custom Products, Inc., American
Owned by
Reid, Vernon, American, born 1958
Subject of
Living Colour, American, founded 1984
Date
1985-1995
Medium
leather, cloth, thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 29 × 31 × 4 1/2 in. (73.7 × 78.7 × 11.4 cm)
Description
A jacket owned by Vernon Reid. The jacket is black with a green, leather right sleeve and a red, leather left sleeve. The sleeves and waist are trimmed in yellow. The jacket has two front pockets trimmed in purple leather. Embroidered on the right breast in red lettering is “Vernon.” Embroidered on the left in yellow lettering is “Living COLOÜR.” The back of the jacket has a large, multicolored circle emblem Inside the emblem is a stylized image of a person eyes and forehead with red hair, spiked hair. A tag on the inside of the jacket identifies the size as “42.”
Place made
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
jackets
Topic
Clothing and dress
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Rock and roll (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid
Object number
2021.92.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a47b6a14-2491-4e5c-b3cf-1b1392b0b25c

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