Pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
- Manufactured by
- N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Ailey, Alvin, American, 1931 - 1989
- Ailey, Alvin American Dance Theater, American, founded 1958
- Date
- ca. 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A pink pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company. Throughout the button there is a black ink depiction of the silhouette of a dancer and text that reads [Ailey Lives!]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Topic
- Modern dance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Object number
- 2013.68.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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