Blue and yellow hand painted button down shirt

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

A blue and yellow hand painted button down shirt. The shirt is made of a cotton and polyester blend and has a self-faced pointed collar. The shirt is hand painted and dyed in light blue. Yellow diamonds are painted on the front and back of the shirt. Black spray paint and ink are around the edges of the diamonds. Circles with black outlines are across the front of the shirt. Various circles are filled with light pink or white paint. Splatters of black ink are throughout the shirt. The long sleeves have a seven-inch slit and end in two and a half inch wide cuffs. A clear plastic button is sewn on each cuff. The shirt opens in the center front with five plastic buttons sewn to the proper right side which align with buttonholes on the proper left side.

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