Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Bristow, American
- Subject of
- Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
- Description
- A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm. The button features a small blue illustration of the Statue of Liberty at the top. Below that are three lines of text [SHIRLEY] appears large and in red ink and [THE SPIRIT / OF '72] appears below in blue ink.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 blue ink on the bottom edge of the button, it is partly illegible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- 1972
- Object number
- 2014.36.4
- 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 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.5 x 3.2 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_2014.36.4
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e2dd0155-5fd5-4183-97a9-b9dffd594106
