Yellow shirt worn by Ira Tucker Sr.: Museum Object and Cultural History
Yellow shirt worn by Ira Tucker Sr.: Created by: John Forsyth Shirt Co. Ltd., Canadian, founded 1903. Worn by: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008. Subject of: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928.
The object in the museum catalogue
A yellow dress shirt worn by Ira Tucker Sr. as a member of the Dixie Hummingbirds. A sizing label on the shirt reads "17 1/2 / 32/33." Another label says the shirt is made in China.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Created by: John Forsyth Shirt Co. Ltd., Canadian, founded 1903
- Worn by: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
- Subject of: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
- Type: shirts
- Medium: cotton
- Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/4 x 22 1/2 in. (81.9 x 57.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Gospel (Music)
- Topic: Men
- Object number: 2013.13.35.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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