Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 11/16 × 1/2 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

1972

Description:

A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white and blue background that is sectioned off into quarters through crisscross lines. A blue depiction of Shirley Chisholm is in the center of the button. Blue text surrounds the depiction of Chisholm and reads: [Shirley] in the upper left quadrant, [Right / ON] in the bottom left quadrant, and [1972 / Chisholm / PRESIDENT] in the bottom right quadrant. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Politics  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.76.8

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition:

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed02d973-6a37-44d2-adbb-f6c18f1ef9e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.76.8