Pinback button supporting Angela Davis: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button supporting Angela Davis: Date: 1971-1972. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button supporting Angela Davis. The button has an orange background with black text around the edge that reads [Her Fight is our Fight / Free Angela Davis]. At center is an image of Davis. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed, partially visible, in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1971-1972
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Law
- Topic: Prisons
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2013.68.51
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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