T-Shirt featuring the comic book hero, Brotherman: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white T-shirt with black lettering and a color image of the comic book hero, Brotherman. The image depicts Brotherman from the chest up. He is wearing a blue suit with a large “B” on his forehead. Below the image in black lettering is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Below this in smaller print is “1991 © BIG CITY COMICS, INC. / Memories, Inc. Orangeburg, SC.” A HanesBrand tag is on the inside of the shirt at the collar. It lists what the shirt is made of and the size. The back of the shirt is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1991
• Manufactured by: HanesBrands Inc, American, founded 1901
• Printed by: Memories, Inc., American, founded 1976
• Distributed by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
• Type: T-shirts
• Medium: cotton and polyester
• Dimensions: H x W: 30 5/8 × 35 13/16 in. (77.8 × 90.9 cm)
• Place printed: Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Object number: 2017.116.1.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Big City Entertainment, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.