Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Photograph by:

Normand Maxon  Search this

Issued by:

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American, founded 1958  Search this

Subject of:

Alvin Ailey, American, 1931 - 1989  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper with metal and plastic

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/16 in. (7.9 × 5.4 × 0.8 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

ca. 1988

Description:

A pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The button has a purple background with gray lettering and an image of Alvin Ailey. Gray text at the top of the button reads [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]. Below the text is an image of Ailey, bent down on one knee with his arms raised in the air. Underneath the image, additional gray text reads [For 30 Years The Heart And Soul Of Dance]. Gray text on an exterior edge of the button credits the photograph [Photo of Alvin Ailey By Normand Maxon]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Modern dance  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray

Object number:

2013.68.33

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b575566f-c767-4db7-82d6-21d9d14b774e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.68.33