Hand-painted banner for Obama presidential campaign

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Created by
Hess, Elizabeth, American
Subject of
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Date
2008
Medium
cotton (fiber) and acrylic paint
Dimensions
H x W: 58 x 108 1/2 in. (147.3 x 275.6 cm)
Description
Dark blue cotton fabric with white acrylic painted lettering; banner was modified after 2008 Election results to include white cotton patch with blue ink; white cords present to hang from top corners.
Place made
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Textiles and Quilts
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
banners
Topic
Civil rights
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Hess
Object number
2010.33
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e600db5b-9c4d-443a-98b7-6800555bb30d

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