Designed by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Clinton, Hillary, born 1947
Date
2016
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) on metal with plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Caption
Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963.
Description
This is a pin-back button designed for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential campaign. It is a round button with a purple background with a large capital letter ‘H’ in the center. The letter ‘H’ is outlined in white and filled in with a bright blue color. Each upright leg of the ‘H’ has a black linear design going up the center of the leg. The left-hand leg has an orange dot in the precise center of the leg from which an orange arrow emerges and acts as the crossbar to the right-hand leg of the ‘H’. At the top margin of the button is white text that reads “HILLARY IS” and at the bottom margin the text continues “JUST MY TYPE.”
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Advertising
Art
Design
Graphic design
Politics
U.S. History, 2001-
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.8
Restrictions & Rights
© 2016 Hillary for America
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55bd35e20-1dde-4656-8210-f67bdd8077b5

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