Pinback button reading "For Friendship and Peace With Cuba": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A round pinback button with a yellow background with [FOR / FRIENDSHIP / AND PEACE / WITH CUBA] printed in large black text. Red scribbled borders form a square shape around the central phrase. Beneath the text are two hands in an embrace. They both wear shirts with rolled up sleeves. Beneath the hands, small diagonal text reads [International / Peace for Cuba / Appeal]. Along the back edge is red text reading [Design by Irving Fierstein].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985-1995
• Designed by: Irving Fierstein, American, 1915 - 2009
• Distributed by: International Action Center, American, founded 1992
• Owned by: Sarah Elizabeth Wright, American, 1928 - 2009
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product) with metal and 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
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Military
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2010.61.45
• 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

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Irving Fierstein Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.