Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Bristow, American
- Subject of
- Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
- Description
- A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features an illustration of the head and right raised arm of the Statue of Liberty in black ink. A series of red rays emanate from the statue. Red type curving along the top of the button reads [Liberty & Equality]. Red type in the middle of the button reads [Chisholm / 72]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. There is a printer's mark in red ink on the bottom edge of the button. There is another red ink mark at the top edge that is illegible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- 1972
- Object number
- 2014.36.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product), metal, plastic laminate
- Dimensions
- 1 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 0.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.36.3
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526873fb3-9688-4d2c-aa19-fd02c8d99541
