Patch with "CHICANO POWER": Museum Object and Cultural History
Patch with "CHICANO POWER": Date: 1970s. Created by: Unidentified. Type: patches (costume accessories).
The object in the museum catalogue
An embroidered patch that reads: [CHICANO / POWER] around the outside edge. In the center is a clenched fist. The border, text, and fist are rendered with a brown thread; the background is a lighter tan.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1970s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Type: patches (costume accessories)
- Medium: thread, adhesive
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Identity
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Object number: 2014.183.2
- 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
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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: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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