Shirt worn by Ray Barretto: Museum Object and Cultural History
Shirt worn by Ray Barretto: Date: late 20th century. Manufactured by: Maxini Collezione, Mexican, founded 1995. Used by: Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
A geometric, black and white, button up shirt made by Maxini Collezione, size XL. The material of buttons is unknown, but all of the buttons are intact and functional. There is yellow staining/discoloration around the neckline.
The shirt was worn by Ray Barretto during a performance. The event was photographed and is depicted in NMAAHC A2020.52.2.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Maxini Collezione, Mexican, founded 1995
- Used by: Ray Barretto, American, 1929 - 2006
- Type: shirts
- Medium: synthetic fiber
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: A2020.52.1.3
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brandy and Chris Barretto, in memory of Ray Barretto
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown – Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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