Pinback button for Dizzy Gillespie

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On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
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Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Created by
Gleason, Jean, American
Subject of
Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
Date
1964
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 0.3 cm)
Description
A small political pin-back button with black on white lettering that reads: [Dizzy Gillespie for President].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Jazz (Music)
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff Gold and Jody Uttal Gold
Object number
2012.15.3
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3de2106-afc4-408a-96d7-8013d9b1c615

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