Grey sweat shirt and pants worn by Albert Woodfox while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 2010
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984
label: Manufactured by
content: Russell Athletics, American, founded 1902
label: Worn by
content: Albert Woodfox, American, 1947 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: David Wade Correctional Center, American, founded 1980
notes: label: Caption
content: Albert Woodfox is a former inmate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as the Angola Prison. Woodfox is one of the “The Angola Three”— a group comprised of three former prison inmates (Robert King, Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace) who were put into solitary confinement in Louisiana State Penitentiary in April 1972 after the killing of a corrections officer. Woodfox is noted as the world’s longest serving person in solitary confinement, and was the last member of the Angola 3 to be released from prison.
label: Caption
content: Woodfox was issued this grey sweat suit in 2010 when he was transferred to the David Wade Correctional Center in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
label: Caption
content: On November 20, 2014, Woodfox had his conviction overturned by the US Court of Appeals, and in April 2015, his lawyer applied for an unconditional writ for his release. Albert Woodfox was released on February 19, 2016, after 43 years of solitary confinement. Since his release, Woodfox has been the subject of documentary films, interviews and essays and has traveled the globe to tell his story.
label: Description
content: Grey sweat shirt (.1) and sweat pants (.2) worn by Albert Woodfox while incarcerated at David Wade Correctional Center.
label: Description
content: The sweat shirt (.1) is made from grey polyester and cotton blend knit fabric. It has a ribbed crew neck, full-length sleeves with fitted ribbed cuffs, and the waistband is finished with a ribbed edge. The text "WOODFOX, A / 072148" in stencil lettering is stamped in burnt orange ink across the back shoulders. Two (2) white fabric labels with blue, red, and black printed text are sewn at the interior center back neck containing the manufacturer logo, size, fiber content, care, and style information.
label: Description
content: The sweat pants (.2) are made from grey polyester and cotton blend knit fabric. The are ankle length with tapered legs. The waist band is cinched with a white nylon braided cord at the interior front waist. There are two (2) inset pockets, one at each front side waist. The text "WOODFOX, A / 072148" in stencil lettering is stamped in burnt orange ink on each leg near the knee. A white fabric label with blue printed text is sewn at the interior center back waist seam with the logo for Russel Athletics at the top followed by size, fiber content, style, and care information below and on the reverse.
place: label: Place used
content: Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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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 Albert Woodfox
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.34.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: sweat pants
label: Type
content: sweat shirts
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: shirt: cotton and polyester blend cloth;
label: Medium
content: pants: cotton and polyester blend cloth, cord
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1 flat): 37 3/8 × 26 in. (94.9 × 66 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2 flat): 43 × 22 in. (109.2 × 55.9 cm)