Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President

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Object Details

Date: 1972

Manufactured by: Bristow, American
Subject of: Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005

Description: A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features an illustration of the head and right raised arm of the Statue of Liberty in black ink. A series of red rays emanate from the statue. Red type curving along the top of the button reads [Liberty & Equality]. Red type in the middle of the button reads [Chisholm / 72]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. There is a printer's mark in red ink on the bottom edge of the button. There is another red ink mark at the top edge that is illegible.

Topic: African American; Politics; U.S. History, 1969-2001

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2014.36.3

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: ink on paper (fiber product), metal, plastic laminate
Dimensions: 1 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 0.6 cm)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526873fb3-9688-4d2c-aa19-fd02c8d99541

Record ID: nmaahc_2014.36.3