Navy blue baseball cap for the Black Stuntmen's Association: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Navy blue fabric baseball cap. Black and white circular patch on the front of the crown. The patch features the letters [BSA] in white on a black background in a center circle surrounded by a white circle with black lettering [BLACK STUNTMEN'S ASSOCIATION/HOLLYWOOD]. The outer border of the patch is black. The hat does not have a closure in the back. White fabric tag with blue lettering on the inside, at the back of the crown [Lids®/Lids.com/80% ACRYLIC/20% WOOL/MADE IN BANGLADESH]. Smaller white tag with a black [8] underneath. The inside of the hat is navy blue with white near the front of the crown.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1995-2013
• Created by: LIDS Sports Group, American
• Subject of: Black Stuntmen's Association, founded 1967
• Worn by: Willie Harris, American
• Type: baseball caps
• Medium: Acrylic and wool
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 6 x 7 x 12 1/2 in. (15.2 x 17.8 x 31.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Topic: Labor
• Topic: Professional organizations
• Topic: Race discrimination
• Object number: 2013.64.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Willie Harris
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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