Right shoe worn and signed by George Gervin
date: label: Date
content: 1972-1985
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
label: Signed by
content: George Gervin, American, born 1952
notes: label: Description
content: White leather game-worn shoe with black leather accents worn by George Gervin. The shoe is for the right foot and features the Nike logo on the sides. Black leather accent at heel of shoe with white type reading: [NIKE / AIR]. The proper left side of the shoe has a handwritten message to Bill Ficke reading: [To Bill / (illegible writing) / George Gerwin / #44].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.120.4
objectType: label: Type
content: athletic shoes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Nike
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather, rubber, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (19.1 × 11.1 × 32.4 cm)