Pinback button for the U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Committee: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A teal pin with two red abstract human figures embracing over the silhouette of Cuba at the center. Black text along the upper curve reads [NEW YORK – CUBA FRIENDSHIPMENT COMMITTEE] and the lower curve reads [PEOPLE’S FOREIGN POLICY FOR A NEW UNDERSTANDING]. A central yellow circle with images of vehicles surrounds the abstract red human figures. The outer hand of each human figure extends beyond the yellow circle. [U.S.-CUBA] is written between the embrace in yellow block text with a white shadow. An image of Cuba in white with a yellow outline is featured between the two figures.

The manufacture’s mark is printed on the underside of the button in black ink.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1992
• Distributed by: Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization, American, founded 1992
• Created by: Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975
• Owned by: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal on plastic
• Dimensions: H x W: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.7 x 5.7 cm)
• Place depicted: Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: Hampton, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Humanitarianism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Law
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: 2010.61.48
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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