Converse and Sedgwick & Cedar Limited Edition Shoes, Worn by DJ Kool Herc, 2007

Artifact

Shoe (Footwear)

Date Made

2007

Creators

Converse (Firm) 

Sedgwick & Cedar 

(RED). Division of The ONE Campaign (Organization) 

Place of Creation

Viet Nam 

Creator Notes

Shoes made in Viet Nam. Designed by Converse in collaboration with Sedgwick & Cedar for (RED), a division of The ONE Campaign.

Keywords

United States, New York, New York, Bronx 

Shoes (Footwear) 

Packaging 

Footwear 

Men's shoes 

Disc jockeys 

Music (Performing arts) 

Hip-hop 

DJ Kool Herc 

Campbell, Clive, 1955- 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2022.172.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Rubber (Material)
Cloth
Cardboard

Color

Blue
Light blue
White (Color)
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in  (Packaging)

Width: 9.75 in  (Packaging)

Length: 14.5 in  (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on inner sole of each shoe: (CONVERSE(R)) RED on inside of tongues of each shoe: (CONVERSE(R)) RED / CONVERSE (PRODUCT) RED TM / PRESENTS AN ORIGINAL WAY OF / THINKING ABOUT SHOES, CREATIVITY / AND DOING GOOD. CONVERSE IS A / PROUD PARTNER OF (PRODUCT) / RED TM. A PERCENTAGE OF SALES / FROM THIS SHOE WILL BE GIVEN TO / THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, / TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA. / WWW.JOINRED.COM on front of tongue of left shoe: CEDAR / PLAYGROUND on front of tongue of right shoe: 1520 SEDGWICK AVE. on bottom of shoes: CONVERSE / ALL STAR on front of packaging: 13 / MEN's / [...] PRO LTHR BFT HI / A0075 / GREY/BLUE / WWW.CONVERSE.COM / MADE IN VIETNAM/FABRIQUE EN VIETNAM on left of packaging: CONVERSE IS A PROUD PARTNER OF (PRODUCT) RED TM / FIND OUT MORE AT JOINRED.COM on top of packaging: (CONVERSE (R)) / OPEN TO CHANGE