Pinback button from NYCOBA / NOMA: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Pin-back button from the New York Coalition of Black Architects (NYCOBA) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). The square pin has a white border with tan, orange, and brown graphics in the center. Printed in brown on the white border is [AFRICAN SPIRIT / DESIGN DIASPORA / ARCHITECTURE / NYCOBA/NOMA]. The center has a maroon graphic of Africa with tan rays emanating out on an orange background. The reverse has a pin adhered to the black background.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: after 1992
• Created by: New York Coalition of Black Architects, American, founded 1970
• Created by: National Organization of Minority Architects, American, founded 1971
• Owned by: Harold Louis Williams, American, 1924 - 2015
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink, plastic, metal, backing
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4 × 4 × 0.7 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Africa
• Topic: African diaspora
• Topic: Architecture
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Professional organizations
• Object number: A2018.56.1.1.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Betty Smith Williams in memory of Harold Louis Williams
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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