Pinback button with "Happy I'm Nappy" and image of a woman with locked hair: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button with "Happy I'm Nappy" and image of a woman with locked hair: Date: 1994. Designed by: Caprece Jackson-Garrett, American. Created by: Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984.
The object in the museum catalogue
A yellow pinback button printed with an illustration of a woman's face with locked hair, red lipstick, and gold hoop earrings. Next to the illustration are the words "Happy I'm Nappy" printed in black. Just below the illustration is [© 1994].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1994
- Designed by: Caprece Jackson-Garrett, American
- Created by: Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles, Inc., American, founded 1984
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: metal and plastic
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 3/16 × 1/4 in. (5.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Beauty culture
- Topic: Black Enterprise
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Fashion design
- Topic: Hair
- Topic: Identity
- Object number: 2019.27.8
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Caprece Ann Jackson, Founder, Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles
- 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: © Happy I'm Nappy Collectibles Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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