Right shoe worn and signed by George Gervin: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

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].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1972-1985
• Manufactured by: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
• Signed by: George Gervin, American, born 1952
• Type: athletic shoes
• Medium: leather, rubber, cloth
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 12 3/4 in. (19.1 × 11.1 × 32.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Basketball
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.120.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• 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: © Nike Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.