Pinback buttons with ¡VIVA! Peace on Earth / Paz en La Tierra / Pacem in Terris: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Two yellow and black ¡Viva! pinback buttons (2013.68.12.1-.2) with text in English, Spanish, and Latin. The top half of the buttons have a yellow background with black text. Across the middle large black text reads [¡VIVA!]. Above, [Peace on Earth / Paz en La Tierra / Pacem in Terris] is written in English, Spanish, and Latin. The bottom half has a solid black background. The backs of the buttons have metal pins with a clasps.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1963
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.68.12.1): 1 5/16 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.3 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (2013.68.12.2): 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.5 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Humanitarianism
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Multilingual communication
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2013.68.12.1-.2
• 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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