Polo shirt with "Men of African Descent Unite" design by Happy I'm Nappy
date: label: Date
content: 1996-1997
name: label: Designed by
content: Caprece Jackson-Garrett, American
label: Created by
content: Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: An off-white men's polo shirt, size XL. On the front at the left breast is an illustrated male figure, the character "MADU" also wearing a polo shirt. Encirling him at the bottom are the words "MEN OF AFRICAN DECSENT UNITE". Beneath this image is the Happy I'm Nappy company logo as well as the artists signature and the date "'96-'97". The shirt has three brown and cream buttons at the collar opening and a [COTTON DELUXE] tag at the back center interior of the collar.
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Beauty culture
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Hair
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Men
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Movement
content: Black is Beautiful
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caprece Ann Jackson, Founder, Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.27.5
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 33 1/16 × 23 1/8 in. (84 × 58.7 cm)