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T-Shirt

Object number2021.98.20

Manufacturer Classic Platinum

Date2005

MediumCotton

Credit LineGift of Amy Berlin

DescriptionBlack short-sleeved T-shirt. On front, white logo in proper right chest area. Logo features a circle with a cat's head in the center, with text on its forehead. Union label printed in the lower proper left area below the logo. On back, there is an image of a soldier facing proper left. Soldier is wearing a helmet in the top section, with text on their helmet, as well as text on their shoulder. Black and white text in lower section. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (flat): 28 x 35.25 x 0.5 in. (71.1 x 89.5 x 1.3 cm)
InscriptionsFront: text on cat's forehead reads: "IWW".

Text on soldier's helmet reads: "I / WW". Text below logo is "THE INDUSTRIAL / WORKERS OF / THE WORLD / CENTENARY / 1905-2005". Union label printed in the lower proper right section below text.
MarksManufacturer's tag reads: "CLASSIC / PLATINUM / 100% Cotton Heavyweight / Preshrunk / Made in U.S.A. / LARGE". Back of tag features garment information and care instructions.

Copyright information on soldier's shoulder reads: "© 1999 / x3SO474 / Jerome"
Historical NotesCollection of items that belonged to donor’s mother Anne Feeney including jacket, purse, t-shirts, concert passes and buttons. Feeney was a local musician, activist, and attorney. Feeney toured the country and the world, but Pittsburgh remained her hometown. She remained active in local activist organizations like the Thomas Merton Center, Pittsburgh NOW and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, which she helped organize in 1972. She was active in the environmental, labor, women’s rights, and anti-war movements. Born in Charleroi and raised in Brookline she earned her B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1974 and then a law degree in 1978. Her grandfather was a union organizer in the mine’s and played the violin, he influenced her future activism and interest in music. She always enjoyed playing music, purchasing the guitar she used throughout her career in 1967 and giving her first public performance two years later, but it wasn’t until 1989 that she devoted herself fulltime to her music career, after a twelve year career as an attorney. The rest of her life she performed around the world at protests, festivals, political rallies and labor events. Feeney released twelve recordings and is perhaps best known for the song “Have You Been to Jail for Justice” that was covered by Peter, Paul, & Mary. She received the Joe Hill Aware in 2005, a national award that honors artists and activists who support the labor movement. She passed from complications of pneumonia related to Covid-19 on February 3 at age 69.

Previous owner Anne Feeney (1951 - 2021)

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