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White short sleeve t-shirt covered in black writing reading “They have names” and 13 names with…
t-shirt
White short sleeve t-shirt covered in black writing reading “They have names” and 13 names with…
T-shirt
Brand (American, founded 2013)
Spring/Summer 2016
Viscose
Gift of Pyér Moss
Object number2016.83.3
Kerby Jean-Rayond wore this “They Have Names” T-shirt to his spring 2016 fashion show, which he dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. The shirt memorializes thirteen unarmed black men killed by police officers. Jean-Raymond was inspired by his own experiences of unwarranted police aggression. He does not consider himself an activist, yet his deeply personal designs consistently express a highly-developed political consciousness.
DescriptionThey Have Names t-shirt in white stretch viscose with black printed names at back of 13 unarmed black men killed in police violence; SS zipper
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