Object Details
Manufactured by
Columbia Advertising Company, American
Subject of
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
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.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
ca. 1972
Object number
2014.76.9
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.8 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)
Place made
Richmond Hill, New York City, Queens, New York, United States, North and Central America
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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_2014.76.9