Jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics
date: label: Date
content: 1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Kappa, Italian, founded 1916
label: Worn by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: Red mesh tank top jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The tank top straps and the u-neckline are trimmed with a silver fabric. The proper right strap has the Kappa logo screen-printed in white and outlined in blue. It features the silhouette of a man and a woman sitting back to back with their knees bent. [USA] is screen-printed in white with a blue outline across the chest.
label: Description
content: Both sides of the jersey have three stripes going down the center- white on the outer edges and red in the center. The lines are interrupted by four blue squares, starting directly under the arm holes. The blue squares contain the Kappa logo in white.
label: Description
content: The back of the jersey is a solid red mesh. There are no distinguishing words, logos, etc.
label: Description
content: On the inside of the jersey on the proper left there is an unidentifiable black, white, and blue label. On the proper right there is a manufacturer's label: [Kappa Sport/MADE IN ITALY] with the Kappa logo in red. The reverse has cleaning information and says [100% NYLON].
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.154.58
objectType: 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 and ink
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Measured flat): 27 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (69.2 x 42.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Measured on form): 25 x 13 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (63.5 x 33.7 x 21.6 cm)