T-shirt with an illustration of Eric Garner
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984
label: Designed by
content: Ocean Gao, American, born 1998
label: Subject of
content: Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Ethical Culture Fieldston School, American, founded 1878
label: Subject of
content: Millions March NYC, American, founded 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A size large, white t-shirt designed by Ethical Culture Fieldston School student Ocean Gao, who wore this shirt during a December 13, 2014 protest march organized by Millions March NYC in New York City. The cotton t-shirt has printed, stylized, red and black text on the front chest that reads, [THE WORLD IS / NOT OK] below a black-and-white graphic illustration of a teenage Eric Garner. Garner is depicted in bust post facing the viewer, wearing a suit with a bowtie. His nose and mouth are covered with two small illustrations of pieces of tape with black text that read [I CAN’T] above [BREATHE]. Over the right shoulder of the illustration is the artist’s printed signature and date in black ink that reads [Ocean, G. 2014]. A fabric tag for Gildan is sewn at the interior center back collar. The back of the t-shirt is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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 Mariama Richards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.217.4
objectType: label: Type
content: T-shirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 30 1/8 × 34 13/16 × 1/8 in. (76.5 × 88.5 × 0.3 cm)