T-Shirt
Object number2018.139.5
Manufacturer
Hanes
Date1989
OriginUnited States of America
MediumCotton; Ink(?) or Paint(?)
Credit LineGift of Donald Thinnes
DescriptionWhite cotton short-sleeve T-shirt, size Large (42-44). Ribbed knit crew neck. Front of chest has screen-printed design of three overlapping rectangular swatches (from top to bottom: yellow, purple, and blue); top yellow rectangle has serrated edges; rectangles have needle through viewer's top left corner; rectangles have black shadows; black text at center of top yellow rectangle and below the rectangles; blue copyright text along the proper left side of the blue rectangle. Reverse has printed black Pittsburgh city skyline and text.DimensionsHeight x Width (Flat): 27.125 x 32.875 in. (68.9 x 83.5 cm)InscriptionsFront of chest black text "REMEMBER / THEIR NAMES. / THE NAMES PROJECT QUILT".
Back has black printed text "NAMES PROJECT / PITTSBURGH / JULY 21-23, 1989".
MarksFront of chest has blue text along the proper left side of the blue rectangle "©198...THE NAMES PROJECT".
Inside collar at back center is white tag with white and blue printed text on front "H Hanes / BEEFY-T / 100% COTTON / MADE IN U.S.A. / L42-44"; care instructions printed on reverse in black.
Previous owner
Donald Thinnes
On View
Not on view
Washington Flooring
1977