Remembering Joseph Ileto
Remembering Joseph Ileto
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- Description (Brief)
- Matthew Shepard was a college student, targeted for being gay, robbed, and brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. This is one of many T-shirts sent to the Shepards after their son's murder.
- White short sleeved tee shirt, size XL. Front of tee shirt features a circular graphic with an image of Joseph Ileto and the words "Remembering Joseph Ileto" repeated in the background. The back of the tee shirt features an acrostic poem printed in blue and black using the name "Joseph Ileto. Join our struggle, Educate, Prevent Hate, Instill Love, Equality, Tolerance for Others."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- tee shirt
- date made
- 1999
- maker
- Fruit of the Loom
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 31 in x 38 3/4 in; 78.74 cm x 98.425 cm
- ID Number
- 2019.0004.08
- catalog number
- 2019.0004.08
- accession number
- 2019.0004
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dennis and Judy Shepard
- subject
- LGBTQ Rights
- LGBTQ
- Gay Rights
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- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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