The Sharecropper Wearable Art Tee | Art Is Power Vol. I
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The Sharecropper Wearable Art Tee | Art Is Power Vol. I
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Art Is Power Vol. I — The Sharecropper Wearable Art Tee
Original artwork by Antionette Simmons Hodges. Designed for collectors, art lovers, and those who believe art belongs beyond the gallery wall.
About the Artwork
Sharecropping was the system that replaced slavery in name while preserving it in practice — Black families working land they could never own, under contracts designed to keep them permanently indebted. And yet what the history books rarely tell is what survived inside that system: extraordinary dignity, community, and a relationship to the land that was spiritual, not just economic. The Black farmer knew what the soil was worth. They knew what their labor was worth. They knew.
Antionette Simmons Hodges painted this as an act of witness — earth tones, a figure working the land, the weight of legacy in every brushstroke. This is not a design about suffering. It is a design about endurance, ancestry, and the deep roots that could not be extracted no matter how hard anyone tried.
Printed in rich matte DTG ink on heavyweight 6 oz Airlume combed ring-spun cotton. The print feels embedded, not applied. The garment feels premium because it is.
Available in: Toast · Natural
Sizing
Intentionally oversized and boxy — dropped shoulder, relaxed fit, made to drape. Size down for a more fitted look. True to size or up for volume.
- S — chest 36–38"
- M — chest 38–42"
- L — chest 42–46"
- XL — chest 46–50"
- 2XL — chest 50–54"
- 3XL — chest 54–58"
Unisex. 6 oz heavyweight cotton. Matte DTG finish. Free U.S. shipping.
Art Is Power Vol. I is a wearable archive — a collection honoring the artists, warriors, and thinkers who shaped Black creative life. Use code ARTISPOWER20 for 20% off through Juneteenth.
About the Artist
Antionette Simmons Hodges is a celebrated artist whose vibrant, culturally rich work draws from rural life, jazz, and family. After 30 years in art education, she now paints full-time. An active member of Black Artists of D.C., her work has been exhibited globally and explores the depth and beauty of Black culture and identity.
Artist Rights & Reproduction
© 2026 Antionette Simmons Hodges. All rights reserved.All artworks are the original creations of Antionette Simmons Hodges and are protected under U.S. and international copyright law. Purchasing an original painting does not transfer the rights to reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works of the image.
The artist retains all rights to the artwork, including the right to reproduce the image for prints, marketing, and promotional purposes, unless a separate licensing agreement is made in writing.
Collectors may display the artwork in their personal or commercial spaces but may not reproduce or resell the image in any form.
Free shipping included on every order
Fit Guide
This tee is intentionally oversized and boxy — the dropped shoulders and relaxed silhouette are part of the design.
Full Size Chart
| Size | Chest | Length | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 34–36" | 26" | 8" |
| S | 36–38" | 27" | 8.5" |
| M | 38–42" | 28" | 9" |
| L | 42–46" | 29" | 9.5" |
| XL | 46–50" | 30" | 10" |
| 2XL | 50–54" | 31" | 10.5" |
| 3XL | 54–58" | 32" | 11" |
Measurements are of the garment laid flat. All measurements in inches.
About This Design
The Sharecropper Tee After emancipation came sharecropping — a system designed to bind Black families to land they would never own, under terms they could never escape. And yet they worked it with a dignity that the system never managed to take. Antionette Simmons Hodges painted this figure not as a symbol of suffering but as a study in presence: a person rooted in the earth, connected to something longer than any single generation. The warm earth tones of Toast and Natural are not incidental — they are chosen. This design is about land, labor, memory, and what it means to be descended from people who fed a nation and never received their forty acres.
The Artist
Antionette Simmons Hodges
A Maryland-based painter and retired Washington D.C. art educator with over 35 years of work honoring the beauty, strength, and resilience of Black life. Her signature style — bold color, stylized form, and deeply human subject matter — translates to the garment the way great art always should: it stops you.
Meet the artist →Care Instructions for Your Print
DTG-printed garments need a little extra care to keep the artwork looking sharp for years.
- Wash inside out — always
- Cold water only — warm and hot water fade DTG prints
- Gentle or delicate cycle
- No bleach or fabric softener — both degrade the ink
- Tumble dry low, or hang to dry for best results
- Do not iron directly on the print
- Do not dry clean
Treated well, your print will hold its depth and detail wash after wash.
More from Art Is Power Vol. I
Free shipping included on every order
Fit Guide
This tee is intentionally oversized and boxy — the dropped shoulders and relaxed silhouette are part of the design.
Full Size Chart
| Size | Chest | Length | Sleeve |
|---|---|---|---|
| XS | 34–36" | 26" | 8" |
| S | 36–38" | 27" | 8.5" |
| M | 38–42" | 28" | 9" |
| L | 42–46" | 29" | 9.5" |
| XL | 46–50" | 30" | 10" |
| 2XL | 50–54" | 31" | 10.5" |
| 3XL | 54–58" | 32" | 11" |
Measurements are of the garment laid flat. All measurements in inches.
About This Design
The Sharecropper Tee After emancipation came sharecropping — a system designed to bind Black families to land they would never own, under terms they could never escape. And yet they worked it with a dignity that the system never managed to take. Antionette Simmons Hodges painted this figure not as a symbol of suffering but as a study in presence: a person rooted in the earth, connected to something longer than any single generation. The warm earth tones of Toast and Natural are not incidental — they are chosen. This design is about land, labor, memory, and what it means to be descended from people who fed a nation and never received their forty acres.
The Artist
Antionette Simmons Hodges
A Maryland-based painter and retired Washington D.C. art educator with over 35 years of work honoring the beauty, strength, and resilience of Black life. Her signature style — bold color, stylized form, and deeply human subject matter — translates to the garment the way great art always should: it stops you.
Meet the artist →Care Instructions for Your Print
DTG-printed garments need a little extra care to keep the artwork looking sharp for years.
- Wash inside out — always
- Cold water only — warm and hot water fade DTG prints
- Gentle or delicate cycle
- No bleach or fabric softener — both degrade the ink
- Tumble dry low, or hang to dry for best results
- Do not iron directly on the print
- Do not dry clean
Treated well, your print will hold its depth and detail wash after wash.
More from Art Is Power Vol. I