T-Shirt
Object number2010.7.4
Date2009
OriginUnited States of America
Mediumcotton
Credit LineGift of Francine Porter
DescriptionWhite cotton t-shirt. Short sleeves. Size medium. Printed message in black on front above and below a colored image of a Caucasian male wearing a suit and eating a slice of the Earth on fork; rest of the world is on a plate, broken and leaking lava onto the plate; male's other hand holds a knife, dripping with lava. Maker tag in collar, red, black, and blue image of flag with text.Dimensions35 x 28.25 in. (88.9 x 71.8 cm)InscriptionsPrinted in black on front: "G20=DEATH BY CAPITALISM / PITTSBURGH-SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2009".
MarksTag in collar with text: "UNIONMADE / UNION MADE IN THE U.S.A. / 100% COTTON / 34c MEDIUM" ; backside has washing instructions & "THIS GARMENT IS PROUDLY / MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.A. / BY INTL. BROTHERHOOD OF / TEAMSTER UNION MEMBERS".
Historical NotesProtest t-shirt collected to document the protests against the G20 meeting held in Pittsburgh on September 24-25, 2009.
Previous owner
Francine Porter
Related institution
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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