Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
Subject of
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
Date
2009-2013
Medium
ink on cotton (textile)
Dimensions
L x W: 30 1/16 × 22 11/16 in. (76.3 × 57.6 cm)
Description
A white t-shirt worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana. The word “HOOKS” is inscribed with black marker on the hemline of the shirt’s front. Dark blue tape adhered to the shirt with handwriting in black felt marker reads: [‘Hooks’ was Herman’s nickname / named after his bow legs, i.e. ‘ice-hooks / legs’].
Place used
Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Herman Wallace Archival Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
t-shirts
Topic
American South
Clothing and dress
Men
Prisons
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
Object number
A2018.36.1.24
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57291932f-7ad3-4de3-9742-eec5c39b033d

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