On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Manufactured by
Columbia Advertising Company, American
Subject of
Chisholm, Shirley Anita, American, 1924 - 2005
Date
ca. 1972
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.8 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
Description
A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with blue and red type that reads: [CATALYST FOR CHANGE] around the top in red, and [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT] in blue, centered below. The edge of the pin reads in blue text: [Columbia Advertising Company 133-14 101 Richmond Hill, NY 11419]. Next to the text is a logo in blue print followed by the number [9]. The back of the button is silver in color, has a single pin without a clasp and an engraving. The engraving has a circular symbol with the word Union on one side.
Place made
Richmond Hill, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Politics
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.76.9
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5357a125d-c54b-4145-b315-7272449f478b

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