Commissioned by
Committee to Re-Elect Mayor Washington, American, 1987 - 1987
Printed by
Graphic Communications International Union, 1983 - 2005
Subject of
Washington, Harold, American, 1922 - 1987
Date
1987
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (closed): 11 1/16 x 5 11/16 in. (28.1 x 14.4 cm)
H x W (open): 22 x 16 15/16 in. (55.9 x 43 cm)
Description
An election brochure from Mayor Harold Washington’s 1987 campaign. The front of the brochure has blue at the top and bottom. White text at the top reads “Mayor / Harold / Washington.” Black text at center left reads “The / Right / Choice / for / Chicago's / Future.” At center right is a black and white photograph of Harold Washington standing with a group of children and adults on the steps in front of a brick building. In the lower right corner with black text that reads “February 24th / Vote Democratic.” The brochure opens up into a large poster with a black and white photograph of Harold Washington on a blue background. The background has narrow, light-blue lines radiating out from the bottom middle. The image of Washington is in the top half, centered in the middle, up to the top edge. Along the bottom in white and black text is “Mayor / Harold / Washington / The Right Choice / for Chicago's Future.”
Place collected
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
brochures
Topic
Politics
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Terry S. Pretzer
Object number
2013.216.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f1d217a-877f-48a1-92b5-2d1bd25f6afd

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