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Bold graphics and cartoon-like colors are featured on a rare pair of 2009 sneakers, inspired by Stewie Griffin, LeBron James’s favorite character from the animated television show “Family Guy,“ displayed as part of the “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture“ exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (ANSA/AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

An array of colorful sneakers are displayed at “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture“ exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (ANSA/AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Images of President Obama appear in the treads of sneakers called “Obama Force 1’s, by artist Jimm Lasser, on display at the “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture“ exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The sneakers leave an imprint when the wearer walks, as shown on the box at left. (ANSA/AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

A shoe from the Jordan collection, bearing the “M“ from Michael Jordan’s signature, is displayed as part of the “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture“ exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. The Jordan sneaker collection comprises a large part of the exhibit, which hopes to trace sneakers’ role in social history from origins in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. (ANSA/AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Pierre Hardy’s colorful 2009 “Powarama“ sneakers, inspired by the pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, are displayed as part of the “Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture“ exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. (ANSA/AP Photo/Kathy Willens)