Poster for presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm
- Printed by
- N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
- Subject of
- Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 1/2 × 11 9/16 in. (36.8 × 29.4 cm)
- Description
- A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm. Off-white with black and red type. At top, it reads "BRING U.S. TOGETHER" in black with the "U.S." in red. Underneath there is a black-and-white image of Shirley Chisholm sitting at a table with papers in front of her, speaking and gesturing with her hands, wearing all white. This image is bordered on the left and right by a light gray color block. At the bottom, reads "VOTE CHISHOLM 1972/ UNBOUGHT AND UNBOSSED" with "CHISHOLM" in black and everythign else in red, in various font sizes. In the bottom right corner, in small red type, reads "N.G. SLATER CORP., 220 W. 19 ST. - NYC - 10011." On reverse, handwritten in purple marker, reads "Chisholm For President/ 61 Henry St./ Saratoga N.Y./ 584-7015/ Rev. Kennedy/ Mrs. Molineaux" at the top, aligned towards the left.
- Cultural Place
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted with pride from Ellen Brooks
- Object number
- 2014.167.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.