Costume worn by Khalilah Amin for performance in response to Freddie Gray
date: label: Date
content: June 14, 2015
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Revolution Dancewear, American, founded 1996
label: Worn by
content: Khalilah Amin, American, born 1999
label: Subject of
content: Studio A Modeling, Etiquette, and Dance Academy, American, founded 2002
label: Subject of
content: Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: This dance costume consists of a dark teal hooded tunic shirt (.1) and a pair of silver leggings (.2) worn by Khalilah Amin during a spring recital for Studio A Dance Academy at Morgan State University. The shirt (.1) is made from a dark teal cotton, polyester, and spandex knit fabric. It has cap sleeves with a rolled edge sewn in place and a cowl neck with a hood. Large silver grommets are sewn around the waist band, with a black nylon tied belt. The back hem of the shirt is slightly longer than the front. A manufacturer's label with size, content, and style information is sewn at the interior proper left side seam near the hem. Black hanger loops are sewn at each interior side shoulder seam.
label: Description
content: The leggings (.2) are made from metallic silver nylon and spandex with an elastic waist band. Lengths of the black nylon fabric of the belt on the shirt are sewn in a crisscross pattern across the front of both legs below the knees. A manufacturer's label with size, content, and style information is sewn at the interior center back waist. Black hanger loops are sewn at each interior side waist.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Modern dance
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Khalilah Amin and Sabrina Harrison
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.132.1-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: leggings
label: Type
content: T-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: .1: cotton, polyester, and spandex blend cloth, nylon belt, and metal grommets;
label: Medium
content: .2: nylon and spandex blend cloth, elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1 flat): 26 1/4 × 23 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (66.7 × 59.7 × 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.2 flat): 32 × 14 1/4 × 5/8 in. (81.3 × 36.2 × 1.6 cm)