The American School in Switzerland
The American School in Switzerland
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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. He attended The American School in Lugano Switzerland during the last two years of high school. His family moved to Saudi Arabia because his father was working for an oil company there. Matthew went to a boarding school.
- White short sleeved tee shirt, size XL. Front of tee shirt features a school emblem and the words "TASIS.The American School in Switzerland" in green print.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- tee shirt
- date made
- 1995
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 29 in x 38 in; 73.66 cm x 96.52 cm
- ID Number
- 2019.0004.09
- catalog number
- 2019.0004.09
- 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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