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

The object in the museum catalogue

A white T-shirt with a color image of the comic book hero, Brotherman in front of a red background. The image depicts Brotherman from the waist up. He is wearing a blue suit with a large “B” on his forehead and another “B” on his chest. His arms are extended out towards the viewer and his hands are clenched in fists. “BROTHERMAN” is written in blue stylized text above the image. “Dictator of Discipline” is written in white stylized text across the bottom of the image. Written in black text below the image is “© & TM 1994 BIG CITY COMICS.” The shirt has two white tags inside the collar. The larger tag reads “BROTHER / MAN / GEAR / Made in USA” and the smaller tag underneath lists what the shirt is made of, size and has washing instructions. Black text printed on the back of the shirt near the collar reads “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” The shirt also has a tag attached to the left sleeve. The front of the tag features the same image that is on the shirt. The back of the tag has black lettering and images of Brotherman. The tag contains copyright information and identifies the manufacturer.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1994
• Manufactured by: International Sports & Activewear
• Distributed by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
• Type: T-shirts
• Medium: cotton
• Dimensions: H x W: 32 1/16 × 39 3/4 in. (81.5 × 101 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Object number: 2017.116.1.3
• 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.