2016.82.2

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BFD_07 Left to right 2010.30.4 and 2010.30.5 (pins case), 2016.82.9 (overalls), 2016.82.2 (top left shirt), 2016.83.3 (top right shirt), 90.56.12 (bottom left shirt), 2016.71.1 (bottom right shirt), 2016.70.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.83.2 (ensemble)

BFD_35 Left to right 90.98.81 and 90.98.83 (top and jumpsuit), 2013.87.1 (jacket), 2016.112.1 (hat), 2015.89.2 (jacket), 2015.89.3 (jeans), 2016.83.1 (ensemble), 2016.95.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.64.1 (ensemble), 2016.16.1 (vest ensemble), 2010.30.4 and 2010.30.5 (pins case), 2016.82.9 (overalls), 2016.82.2 (top left shirt), 2016.83.3 (top right shirt), 90.56.12 (bottom left shirt), 2016.71.1 (bottom right shirt), 2016.70.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.83.2 (ensemble)

Object: T-shirt

Designer: Patrick Kelly (1954 - 1990)

Date: Spring 1989

Medium: Cotton

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Bjorn G. Amelan and Bill T. Jones

Object number: 2016.82.2

DescriptionWhite Patrick Kelly Paris t-shirt with black and white image of Josephine Baker, red lips, heart and graphics

Label Text:André Leon Talley remembers Patrick Kelly’s apartment papered from floor to ceiling with Josephine Baker posters. A jazz performer, Baker was one of the first African Americans to achieve global fame, and, like Kelly, she found success in Paris. Just as Baker inspired Kelly, he, in turn, used her image to inspire others.

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