Pair of blue sneakers worn by Wellington Webb while campaigning

Object Details

Manufactured by

ASICS, Japanese, founded 1949

Worn by

Wellington E. Webb, born 1941

Description

Pair of dark blue Asics sneakers. Sneakers are the "Tiger" style with mesh on the toe box. Suede leather heel counters, and vamp. Criss-crossing leather lines on either side of the shoe. Lines have holes for ventilation. Laces are dark gray and are laced completely to the shoes. White and black soles. On the exterior of the shoe tongues is a white tag with blue, stitched text [ASICS/TIGER].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb

1991

Object number

2014.46.5ab

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

sneakers

Medium

mesh, leather, rubber, foam, cloth, plastic

Dimensions

2014.46.5a: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (13.3 x 10.8 x 32.1 cm)

2014.46.5b: 5 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (13.7 x 11.7 x 31.8 cm)

Place used

Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Clothing-Historical

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Clothing and dress

Politics

Urban life

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.46.5ab

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d5a8fd81-0d83-4e09-b189-53bd85635d38