42 prop shirt
Date2013
DescriptionOff-white wool shirt, size 44, with six buttons running down the front placket and "Dodgers" in blue felt lettering across the front chest. Reverse has "42" in blue felt lettering. Interior side seam has a manufacturer tag, "Sports Studio / 44."
Bio/Historical NoteIn the movie "42", Chadwick Boseman wore this reproduction Brooklyn Dodgers uniform shirt while portraying Jackie Robinson. "42" explored the racial integration of American professional baseball by player Jackie Robinson, who wore jersey number 42 through his Major League career.
Object numberB-2013-0106
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
Sports Studio
Subject
Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972
Subject
Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
Subject
Boseman, Chadwick
Classificationsuniforms
Dimensions23.5 x 36.5 in.
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