Shirt worn by Damian Lewis in Homeland
date: label: date made
content: before 2013
label: Associated Date
content: December 15, 2013
name: label: wearer
content: Lewis, Damian Watcyn
label: maker
content: John Varvatos
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Striped shirt, part of a costume worn by Damian Lewis in the role of Nicholas Brody in the television series Homeland. This costume was worn by Brody in the final episode of season 3, "The Star," in which Brody is imprisoned and executed by Iran. The episode aired December 15, 2013. The band-collared, long-sleeved is gray/blue with vertical stripes of orange, yellow, and dark gray/green. The shirt is a size medium, linen/cotton blend, and was made in China for John Varvatos USA.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Homeland was an espionage thriller drama series created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa that aired on the Showtime network from 2011-2020. In the series, Brody is a United States Marine sniper captured during the Iraq War and held as a prisoner of war by al-Qaeda. Aware that he was tortured and converted to Islam during his captivity, CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) suspects Brody may have been indoctrinated by al-Qaeda fears he may commit acts of terrorism. Over the course of the series, Brody struggles with post traumatic stress disorder and his complicated loyalties as he wins election to the House of Representatives, attempts to assassinate the vice president in a suicide bombing, turns triple agent for the CIA, flees the country after being framed for a bombing, and conducts a dangerous mission in Iran. Homeland was critically-acclaimed, winning eight Emmy Awards, but also lauded as an exploration of contemporary issues from the post-9/11 military, global terrorism, and Iraq War to mental health and the meaning of patriotism. The series earned a Peabody Award in 2012 for its depiction of "a game of cat and mouse, a psychological thriller and a Rorschach test of post-9/11 doubts, fears and suspicions rolled into one."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: China
label: Associated Place
content: Middle East
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2020.0023.01
label: catalog number
content: 2020.0023.01
label: accession number
content: 2020.0023
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shirt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton; linen (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (buttons material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31 in x 22 1/2 in; 78.74 cm x 57.15 cm