Sneakers worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 2009-2013
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Converse, American, founded 1908
label: Owned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A left (a) and right (b) pair of Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars sneakers worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana.
label: Description
content: The All-Stars sneakers are white with black accenting and constructed in the classic low top style. Both feet have white laces, silver grommets, tan footbeds, and dark brown outer soles. The brand name is printed on the soles and on the tongues are sewn a white ‘ALL STARS” logo tag. “ALL STARS” in black ink is printed at the back of one heel. On the bottom of the right shoe is the brand’s name mark and size: [CONVERSE / ALL STAR / 11 ½].
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival 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 Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.16
objectType: label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Nike
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: canvas , cotton (textile) , metal and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (left foot): 12 3/16 × 3 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (31 × 10 × 3.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (right foot): 8 1/4 × 4 × 1 1/16 in. (21 × 10.2 × 2.7 cm)