Object Details
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Subject of
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Description
A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with gold and blue type that reads: [LET'S GET / TO THE] in gold, around the top of a blue heart, [CHISHOLM] through a blue tinted depiction of Shirley Chisholm’s face inside of the blue heart, and [OF THE / PROBLEM] in gold around the bottom edge of the heart. The number [425] in blue type is on the edge of the button. The back of the button is rusted and has a single pin without a clasp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1972
Object number
2014.76.5
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Politics
Women
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.76.5