Lapel pin with Black Women in Architecture logo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A gold-colored lapel pin with the Black Women in Architecture logo. The logo was designed by Katherine Williams with graphic design by Aisha Densmore-Bey. It features the silhouettes of three (3) women above a T-square tool with the words "BLACK WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE" forming the long section of the T-square. On the back is a gold metal butterfly clasp and the logo for Architect Pins.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015-2022
• Designed by: Katherine Williams, American
• Designed by: Aisha S. Densmore-Bey, American
• Manufactured by: Architect Pins ©, American
• Subject of: Black Women in Architecture, American, founded 2015
• Type: lapel pins
• Medium: metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 13/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/8 in. (2 × 3 × 1 cm)
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Professional organizations
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2022.70.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michelle Joan Wilkinson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Katherine Williams Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.