T-shirt
Object number2016.78.1
Manufacturer
Gildan Activewear SRL
Datec. 2016
OriginNicaragua
MediumCotton
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionPurple cotton short sleeve t-shirt.DimensionsHeight x Width (Width at waist): 25.75 × 20.125 in. (65.4 × 51.1 cm)InscriptionsFront center of t-shirt has screen-printed yellow-green text "A SMELL TO WAKE THE / DEAD" above white text "[Phipps logo] CORPSE FLOWER IN BLOOM".
MarksTwo fabric tags inside collar at back center have printed text:
Top tag has blue and gray text on front "Gildan / ULTRA COTTON" and black text on reverse including "Made in Nicaragua...";
Bottom tag has black text on front including "GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR SRL / ... / 100% COTTON / ... / Made in Nicaragua / ... / M / Ladies / ..." and blue text on reverse with care instructions in numerous languages.
Historical NotesT-Shirt producted to commemorate the corpse flower blooming. This T-shirt from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens marked the June 2016 blooming of the exotic “Corpse Flower,” Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the titan arum, a rare plant from Indonesia that blooms only every few years and emits a stinking odor that many liken to rotting meat. The T-shirt was collected because Phipps named their corpse flower “Romero” after Pittsburgh filmmaker George Romero and his connection to the “living dead” of so many Zombie films, especially "Night of the Living Dead (1968).” The T-shirt represents one local institution’s response to George Romero and his legacy and memory in Western Pennsylvania.
Related person
George Andrew Romero
Related institution
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
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