- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- after 1972
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 7/8 × 5 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (15 × 15 × 5.2 cm)
- Description
- Brown and tan bifocals worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The square bifocals have clear lenses. The inside of the left arm is marked by white print: [BROWN FADE 52/24/150]. The right arm is marked by white print: [MODERN-COSMOFRAME CHINA].
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- eyeglasses
- Topic
- American South
- Health
- Men
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.8.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




