- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- after 1972
- Medium
- (a): metal and plastic
- (b): cloth and Velcro (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Sunglasses): 5 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (14.5 × 5 × 3.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Case): 6 7/16 × 3 9/16 × 13/16 in. (16.3 × 9 × 2 cm)
- Description
- Brown sunglasses (a) in brown plastic case (b) worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. The sunglasses, which are brown tinted, are tied around the arms by string. The case (b) is a soft plastic with brown interior and Velcro closure.
- 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
- eyeglass cases
- 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
- A2018.36.1.8.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




