Signed poster reading "Georgia Thrives With Abrams": Museum Object and Cultural History

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A signed “Georgia Thrives” poster featuring a color portrait headshot photograph of Stacey Abrams, Democratic Gubernatorial candidate of Georgia, 2018.

The poster front is outlined in dark purple and the studio backdrop framing Abrams is lilac. Large bold white print at the top [GEORGIA / THRIVES] and bottom [WITH / ABRAMS] are consistent with Abrams’s campaign palette. At the bottom in lilac is [Stacey Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, and Democrats Across Georgia]. Stacey Abrams’s signature is featured on the middle left front of the poster in dark ink. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.

A signed color poster featuring a color headshot portrait of Stacey Abrams and reading "Georgia Thrives With Abrams" from the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial campaign. The poster has a lilac background outlined in dark purple. Large bold white text at the top reading [GEORGIA / THRIVES] and at the bottom [WITH / ABRAMS]. Along the bottom edge in lilac is [Stacey Abrams, Sarah Riggs Amico, and Democrats Across Georgia]. Stacey Abrams’s signature is on the middle left front of the poster in dark ink. There are no markings or inscriptions on the reverse of the poster.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 2017-2018
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Signed by: Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973
• Subject of: Stacey Abrams for Governor, American, founded 2018
• Subject of: Sarah Riggs Amico, American
• Subject of: Democratic Party, American, founded 1828
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 15 1/16 × 11 in. (38.2 × 28 cm)
• Place collected: Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Suffrage
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2021.6.14
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Stacey Y. Abrams
• 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: © Stacey Abrams for Governor Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.