Thermal shirt from the costume worn by Luke Cage in the "Crispus Attucks" scene
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2016-2018
name: label: Created by
content: Cheo Hodari Coker, American, born 1972
label: Created by
content: Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
label: Manufactured by
content: Ralph Lauren Corporation, American, founded 1967
label: Worn by
content: Mike Colter, American, born 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A dark blue t-shirt from the costume worn by Mike Colter as the character Luke Cage on the episode "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" (103) of Marvel’s television series “Luke Cage.”
label: Description
content: The Ralph Lauren t-shirt is in a cotton thermal knit and features a round neckline. It was worn beneath the black hoodie (2020.47.2.1). The costume was worn in scenes of Cage breaking up a drug ring in Mariah Dillard's Crispus Attucks complex in Harlem.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Comics and graphic novels
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Television
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheo Hodari Coker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.47.2.2
objectType: 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: cotton (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 28 15/16 × 21 3/4 in. (73.5 × 55.2 cm)