Pinback button promoting Solidarity with the People of Guatemala: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Round pin-back button featuring a pink silhouette of a woman, a yellow silhouette of a man, and a green and orange bird in flight. Red type circles central imagery and reads, [SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF GUATEMALA]. Border of button's back has black type on all sides that reads, [GNIB P.O. BOX 28594 OAKLAND, CA. 94604].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th century
• Attributed to: Guatemala News and Information Bureau, American, founded 1978
• Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: metal
• Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 1 cm)
• Place depicted: Guatemala, Latin America, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2013.201.1.52
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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