Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
- Description
- A pair of custom designed spike track shoes worn by Carl Lewis. The upper body is primarily a white mesh material. Gold metallic material on the heel, around the laces, on both sides of the toe box, and on the toe. The shoes have white laces. There is a yellow and red embroidered crown on a stripe of white suede on the inner and outer sides of both shoes. The tongue is white mesh. The shoes have black plastic soles. Nine spike wells on the front of the sole with spikes. The right shoe is missing two spikes.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
- ca. 1994
- Object number
- 2012.154.55ab
- Type
- running shoes
- Medium
- leather, cloth, plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- Overall for each shoe: 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (8.9 x 10.8 x 28.9 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Sports
- Track and field
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.154.55ab
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd515021348-ed1c-4e64-902d-e8d3c97e45e1
