Black leather jacket worn by Gil Scott-Heron
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Jos. A. Bank, founded 1905
label: Worn by
content: Gil Scott-Heron, American, 1949 - 2011
notes: label: Description
content: A black leather bomber style jacket worn by Gil Scott-Heron. The jacket zips at the center front. The cuffs, hem, and neck are all made from a black ribbed double knit synthetic fiber with elasticity. There are two (2) welted inset pockets, one at each exterior waist. The jacket is fully lined with black synthetic fabric. There are two (2) interior inset pockets, one at each breast. The pocket at the interior proper left breast closes with one (1) metal snap. There is one (1) interior patch pocket made from black leather sewn at the proper left waist, with the words "Jos. A. / Bank" stamped on the leather. A black manufacturer's tag is sewn at the interior center back with white embroidered text reading "Jos. A. / BANK / ESTABLISHED 1905 / L / REG / MADE IN / CHINA". A care and fiber content tag is sewn at the interior proper left waist side seam. Two dry cleaner's paper tag are safety pinned to the interior proper right waist. A braided leather hanger loop is attached at the interior center back neck.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Spoken word (Poetry)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rumal Rackley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.52.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, polyester, acrylic, and wool with metal closures
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 30 1/4 × 21 in. (76.8 × 53.3 cm)