Pinback button from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button from the inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) held June 24-29, 1997. The button has a white background with a large graphic at the center. The graphic is of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white, outlined in red, orange, and yellow. Below is the abbreviation of the festival's name, [ABFF], is printed in orange to yellow gradient text, shadowed in light blue. Printed below is the date, [June 24-29], in white text. The back of the button is silver toned and has a pin with a fastener. Stamp text at the center reads, [Badge A Minit / 1-800-223-4103].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1997
• Manufactured by: Badge-A-Minit, American
• Issued by: American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and plastic laminate
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/8 in. (7.4 × 7.4 × 0.9 cm)
• Place used: Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
• Place made: Oglesby, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Arts and music festivals
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Object number: 2019.55.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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