Paper fan for Stacey Abrams Georgia gubernatorial campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A dark blue paper fan from the Stacey Abrams 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign, mounted on a flat wooden handle. The oblong fan has curved indentations in the middle. On one side of the fan is a color image of Stacey Abrams, dressed in silver hoop earrings, a silver necklace, light blue top and cardigan. In large white and lilac print, it reads: [I’m a fan of / Stacey Abrams]. Along the bottom is [www.staceyabrams.com\] and [Election Day: Nov. 6th]. On the other side of the fan, in large white and lilac print, is a list of key Georgia election dates, beginning with [Tuesday, October 9th / Last day to register to vote, make changes, or re-register to vote.] and ending with [Tuesday, November 6th / General Election.].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 2017-2018
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973
• Subject of: Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018
• Type: fans (costume accessories)
• Medium: ink on cardboard with wood
• Dimensions: H x W: 12 1/16 × 8 1/16 in. (30.6 × 20.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Suffrage
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2021.6.27
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Stacey Y. Abrams
• 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: © Stacey Abrams for Georgia Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.