Pinback button for the Bed-Stuy neighborhood: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button for the community of Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York. The background of the button is yellow. Brown text throughout reads [Come On Home / To / Bed-Stuy]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1964
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, Kings County, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2013.68.122
• 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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