Poster for Jesse Jackson 1984 presidential campaign: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A 1984 presidential campaign poster for Jesse Jackson consisting of blue and red print on a white background. Across the center is [VOTE / JESSE / JACKSON] in white and red text between two blue stripes. Along the bottom is [PRESIDENT '84] in blue text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1984
• Created by: Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign Committee, founded 1984
• Subject of: Rev. Jesse Jackson, American, 1941 - 2026
• Type: political posters
• Medium: ink on poster board
• Dimensions: H x W: 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm)
• Place used: United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2012.17.3.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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