Object Details
Created by
Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, 1970 - 1984
Manufactured by
N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
Designed by
BC Graphics, founded 1982
Subject of
Marsha P. Johnson, American, 1945 - 1992
Sylvia Rivera, American, 1951 - 2002
Description
A button celebrating the 1984 Christopher Street Liberation Day. The button face has a wide light pink margin with dark pink text reading [UNITY & MORE IN '84 / New York City Gays & Lesbians / Remember Stonewall]. The center of the button features a gray silhouette of the Statue of Liberty in a dark pink circle with light pink text that reads [Christopher Street Liberation Day June 24, 1984 / 15th ANNIVERSARY]. Text at the very edge of the light pink margin reads [N.G. SLATER CORP. N.Y.C. 10011 {union label} / Designed by bc graphics/989-7563 / CSLDC © 1984].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Date
1984
Object number
2014.183.1
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 1 cm)
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Activism
Identity
LGBTQ
Politics
Sexuality
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.183.1