Pinback button saying Happy I'm Nappy: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A yellow pin-back button. The button has a yellow background and features a cartoon illustration of a woman’s face by Cassandra D. Ivey. Black type to the right of the cartoon reads: [Happy / I'm / Nappy]. The first letter of each word are in red type and spell [HIN]. Text around the outer rim of the button reads: [B.A.P. Production © 1985].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1985
• Designed by: Cassandra D. Ivey, 1952 - 2005
• Manufactured by: B. A. P. Production
• Owned by: Abiodun Oyewole, American, born 1948
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: plastic laminate , metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in. (5.6 x 5.6 x 1 cm)
• Place collected: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Hair
• Object number: 2011.46.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abiodun and Last Poets Memorabilia
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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