Pair of blue sneakers worn by Wellington Webb while campaigning
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Manufactured by
content: ASICS, Japanese, founded 1949
label: Worn by
content: Wellington E. Webb, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of dark blue Asics sneakers. Sneakers are the "Tiger" style with mesh on the toe box. Suede leather heel counters, and vamp. Criss-crossing leather lines on either side of the shoe. Lines have holes for ventilation. Laces are dark gray and are laced completely to the shoes. White and black soles. On the exterior of the shoe tongues is a white tag with blue, stitched text [ASICS/TIGER].
place: label: Place used
content: Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
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 the Honorable Wellington E. Webb and Wilma J. Webb
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.46.5ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sneakers
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: mesh, leather, rubber, foam, cloth, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: 2014.46.5a: 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (13.3 x 10.8 x 32.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: 2014.46.5b: 5 3/8 x 4 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (13.7 x 11.7 x 31.8 cm)