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Track shoes worn by Carl Lewis

National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Object Details

Manufactured by
Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
Owned by
Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
Description
A pair of custom designed Nike Zoom spike track shoes worn by Carl Lewis. The upper body is primarily a white mesh material. Gold metallic material on the heel, around the laces, on both sides of the toe box, and on the toe. The shoes have white laces. There is a yellow and red embroidered crown on a stripe of white suede on the inner and outer sides of both shoes. The tongue is white mesh. The shoes have black plastic soles. Nine spike wells on the front of the sole with spikes. The right shoe is missing two spikes.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
ca. 1994
Object number
2012.154.55ab
Restrictions & Rights
© Nike
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
running shoes
Medium
leather, cloth, plastic and metal
Dimensions
Overall for each shoe: 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (8.9 x 10.8 x 28.9 cm)
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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
Sports
Track and field
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.154.55ab
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515021348-ed1c-4e64-902d-e8d3c97e45e1

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