Man's Shirt
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Kevin Hughes
(American)
Clothing MakerMade by
Gildan Activewear
Date2000
MediumMachine-stitched cotton with synthetic fiber labels
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders): 26 3/4 x 19 1/2in. (67.9 x 49.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Kevin Hughes
Object number2003.26.4
DescriptionMan's white cotton knit T-shirt from the New Haven 5K-20K Road Race, held on 4 September 2000. The T-shirt has a round neckline bound with fine machine-knit ribbing. The short sleeves and bottom edge have hems that are turned over once and machine-stitched. The logo on the front of the shirt is of multiple runners dressed in clothing representative of various occupations and life stages, including a businessman, a fireman with a cat, a musician holding a cello over her head, a construction worker, a ballerina, a baseball player, a pizza delivery man, a student, a meter maid, an actress in Elizabethan costume, a surgeon, a judge, a mother pushing a stroller, a boy with a soccer ball, an elderly man with a dog on a leash, etc. There is also a dinosaur skeleton running. These runners appear on a yellow road with a double white stripe down the middle; on either side of the road is a silhouette or outline of an audience. Appearing above the logo is: "23rd Annual / New Haven / Road Race." Below the logo is: "Sept. 4TH, 2000 / 5K labor Day 20K."
On the back of the T-shirt are the sponsors, listed within an asymmetrical grid. "Anthem [with Blue Cross Blue Shield logo] / New Haven Savings Bank a Very Nice Bank / SIMIONE SCILLIA LARROW & DOWLING LLC Certified Public Accountants and Consultants Bayer Changing the world with great care. LORENSON AUTO GROUP / New Haven Register BROOKS Holiday Inn AT YALE Southern Connecticut Gas Service First! / WPLR 99 ROCK USA Men's 20K National Championship FASTNET / JAMAICAN Gourmet C*O*F*F*E*E COMPANY City of New Haven RED HOOK BREWERY NEW ENGLAND / YALE-NEW HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL / Positive Energy / WHITNEY'S PURE WATER / WORLDTEK TRAVEL InterNutria SPORTS AMTRAK NEW HAVEN Advocate Yale Sports Medicine Center TRAILBLAZER."
NotesHistorical Note: This shirt was worn by Kevin Hughes when he ran the 23rd Annual New Haven Road Race on 4 September 2000.On the back of the T-shirt are the sponsors, listed within an asymmetrical grid. "Anthem [with Blue Cross Blue Shield logo] / New Haven Savings Bank a Very Nice Bank / SIMIONE SCILLIA LARROW & DOWLING LLC Certified Public Accountants and Consultants Bayer Changing the world with great care. LORENSON AUTO GROUP / New Haven Register BROOKS Holiday Inn AT YALE Southern Connecticut Gas Service First! / WPLR 99 ROCK USA Men's 20K National Championship FASTNET / JAMAICAN Gourmet C*O*F*F*E*E COMPANY City of New Haven RED HOOK BREWERY NEW ENGLAND / YALE-NEW HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL / Positive Energy / WHITNEY'S PURE WATER / WORLDTEK TRAVEL InterNutria SPORTS AMTRAK NEW HAVEN Advocate Yale Sports Medicine Center TRAILBLAZER."
Status
Not on view
1997-1998
