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Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical

T-Shirt featuring the comic book hero, Brotherman

1991

Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2017.116.1.2

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