Olympic uniform jersey and shorts worn by Lusia Harris
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Broderick USA, American
label: Worn by
content: Lusia Harris-Stewart, American, born 1955
notes: label: Caption
content: Lusia Harris wore this uniform and lead the team in scoring and rebounding during the 1976 Summer Olympics where the USA Women's Basketball team earned a silver medal.
label: Description
content: An Olympic uniform jersey (2017.29.2a) and shorts (2017.29.2b) worn by Lusia Harris. The jersey is bright blue with a high round neckline. It is sleeveless, with red and white stripes around the neckline and armholes. There is white piping around the bottom hem. There is a large red number [7] outlined in white on the lower proper right side. On the proper left upper chest are the vertical letters [USA] in red with a white outline. On the back is a large number [7] at the center in red outlined in white. There is a white cloth tag sewn into the inside of the neckline with red and blue text that reads [100% Stretch Nylon / 38-40]. Below this text is a red and blue rectangle with white text that reads [BRODERICK USA]. The matching shorts are bright blue with white piping around the leg openings. They have an elastic waist. The letters [USA] are on the lower thigh on the proper left side. The letters are red with a white outline.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lusia Harris-Stewart
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.29.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shorts
label: Type
content: jerseys
label: Type
content: sports uniforms
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: nylon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a:jersey): 27 11/16 × 15 3/16 × 3/16 in. (70.4 × 38.5 × 0.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b:shorts): 12 11/16 × 19 1/8 × 3/16 in. (32.3 × 48.5 × 0.4 cm)