On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Commissioned by
Stokes for Mayor Committee, American, 1965 - 1967
Subject of
Stokes, Carl, American, 1927 - 1996
Printed by
Unidentified
Date
ca. 1967
Medium
ink and adhesive on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 3 x 12 in. (7.6 x 30.5 cm)
Description
An orange bumper sticker printed with black text advocating Carl Stokes for Mayor of Cleveland. The sticker reads [STOKES] bold black letters. Information on the Stokes for Mayor Committee is in small print along the bottom of the bumper sticker. In the bottom PR corner is a stamp, mostly illegible, likely a printer's union mark identifying at what shop the sticker was produced. The back of the sticker is covered in a waxy paper over the adhesive, which bears the manufacturer's logo.
Place depicted
3521 Attica Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
bumper stickers
Topic
Politics
U.S. History, 1961-1969
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Object number
2014.36.8
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c76dc73c-9f89-4929-9434-de092911151d

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