Pinback button for David Dinkins mayoral campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback campaign button for David Dinkins. The background of the button is white. At the center of the button there is a square with drawing of an apple and the outlines of people. Above the apple, block text reads [Dinkins]. In the lower right corner of the square there is a signature for Keith Haring. Below the square, black text reads [For A United New York City!]. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1990
• Designed by: Keith Allen Haring, American, 1958 - 1990
• Subject of: David N. Dinkins, American, born 1927
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2013.68.143
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
• 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: © Keith Haring Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.