Barack Obama Keds Sneakers, 2008

Artifact

Sneakers

Date Made

2008

Creators

Stride Rite Corporation 

Zazzle.com, Inc. 

Place of Creation

China 

United States, California, Redwood City 

Creator Notes

Made in China for the Stride Rite Corporation, owners of Keds shoes (until 2012). Designed and ordered on Zazzle.com, Redwood City, California.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.19.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Canvas
Rubber (Material)

Technique

Machine sewing (Technique)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3 in

Width: 3.5 in

Length: 11 in

Inscriptions

On tag: Keds® On blue label at heel of each shoe: Keds® On label inside sole: Keds Studio On label inside tongue: Women/ 9/ US/ 6.5/ UK/ 40.0/ EUR/.../ MADE IN CHINA

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