Pinback button with "Asian Americans for David Dinkins": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pinback button supporting David Dinkins 1989 New York City mayoral campaign. The background of the button is white. Red text at the top and bottom reads [Asian Americans for / David Dinkins]. At center there is an orange block with white accents. White lettering at the center of the block reads [AADD]. On either side of the block there are red Asian text characters. The back of the button has the manufacturer's and designer’s information and a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1990
• Designed by: Enrique Castro
• Subject of: David N. Dinkins, American, born 1927
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (4 × 4 × 0.8 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Multilingual communication
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2013.68.135
• 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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