Jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Object Details

Manufactured by

Kappa, Italian, founded 1916

Worn by

Carl Lewis, American, born 1961

Description

Red mesh tank top jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The tank top straps and the u-neckline are trimmed with a silver fabric. The proper right strap has the Kappa logo screen-printed in white and outlined in blue. It features the silhouette of a man and a woman sitting back to back with their knees bent. [USA] is screen-printed in white with a blue outline across the chest.

Both sides of the jersey have three stripes going down the center- white on the outer edges and red in the center. The lines are interrupted by four blue squares, starting directly under the arm holes. The blue squares contain the Kappa logo in white.

The back of the jersey is a solid red mesh. There are no distinguishing words, logos, etc.

On the inside of the jersey on the proper left there is an unidentifiable black, white, and blue label. On the proper right there is a manufacturer's label: [Kappa Sport/MADE IN ITALY] with the Kappa logo in red. The reverse has cleaning information and says [100% NYLON].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate

1984

Object number

2012.154.58

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

jerseys

sports uniforms

Medium

nylon and ink

Dimensions

L x W (Measured flat): 27 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (69.2 x 42.5 cm)

H x W x D (Measured on form): 25 x 13 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (63.5 x 33.7 x 21.6 cm)

Place used

Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing-Historical

Exhibition

Sports: Leveling the Playing Field

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Olympics

Sports

Track and field

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.154.58

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54596d15a-33f5-4532-8230-03b73911cb2e