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 and blue background that is sectioned off into quarters through crisscross lines. A blue depiction of Shirley Chisholm is in the center of the button. Blue text surrounds the depiction of Chisholm and reads: [Shirley] in the upper left quadrant, [Right / ON] in the bottom left quadrant, and [1972 / Chisholm / PRESIDENT] in the bottom right quadrant. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1972
Object number
2014.76.8
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 11/16 × 1/2 × 3/16 in. (4.3 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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_2014.76.8