Pinback button for Marlene Johnson: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button advocating Marlene Johnson for Alderman. The background of the pin is tan. A black depiction of Johnson is in the upper half of the pin, while black text reading [Marlene Johnson for Alderman] takes up the lower half. The back has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1980s-1990s
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Marlene Johnson, American, died 2017
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 × 3 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.68.15
• 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

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