Created by
Gilliam, Sam, American, 1933 - 2022
Printed by
Stovall, Lou, American, 1937 - 2023
Commissioned by
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, American, founded 1965
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm)
Description
A silkscreen (serigraph) print “T-Shirt” by Sam Gilliam for the portfolio “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, Inc.” organized by Lou Stovall. The print is on a gray background and uses green, blue, and red ink. Gilliam used an actual t-shirt as the stencil, creating a slightly wrinkled shirt outlined in blue at the center. A blue field covers most of the body of the shirt, as well as the bottom of the print and the upper right corner, leaving a slim margin of grey along the right edge from beneath the t-shirt's sleeve to the bottom right corner. Splattered green covers the top left corner and accents around the t-shirt, with a swath of red at the bottom right. The t-shirt’s garment tag is red with white text reading [EQUAL / EMPLOYMENT / OPPORTUNITY / IS THE LAW].
Portfolio/Series
Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law, Inc.
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
screen prints
Topic
Art
Civil rights
Labor
Law
Politics
Social reform
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. L. Carol Wharton
Object number
2023.86
Restrictions & Rights
© Sam Gilliam Estate
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f59d35be-1a58-4ece-b10c-3fd98f898ae8

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