T-shirt stating "Ba-racked the Vote" worn during the Women's March on Washington: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black, XL, short sleeve T-shirt with red and white printed lettering on the front that reads: [BA-RACKed / THE / VOTE]. The text [BA-] and [ed] are printed in red in script and cursive respectively. The letter [V] doubles as a large red checkmark and is partially covered by the white block text. Along the left diagonal edge of the checkmark is the text [www.barackthevote.com\] and the letters [TM] printed in small white text at the base of the checkmark. Red splatter marks are dotted around some of the white letters. On the back of the shirt, printed in large red type outlined in white, is the number [44]. A manufacturer's fabric label for American Apparel is sewn at the interior center back neck with a second tag sewn below it with fiber content, care, and style information. Printed in white script on the interior center back neck is information about Barackawear Inc., the history of the company, care information, manufacturing information, and sizing.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2008
• Created by: Barack the Vote, LLC, American, 2007 - 2013
• Manufactured by: American Apparel, American, founded 1989
• Designed by: Lorielle Broussard, American
• Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: T-shirts
• Medium: ink on cotton (textile)
• Dimensions: H x W: 25 7/8 × 16 9/16 in. (65.7 × 42 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.92.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ayeisha Brinson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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