Sticker for the American Tennis Association owned by Althea Gibson: Museum Object and Cultural History
Sticker for the American Tennis Association owned by Althea Gibson: Date: late 20th century. Printed by: Unidentified. Owned by: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003.
The object in the museum catalogue
An American Tennis Association sticker owned by Althea Gibson. The sticker is a blue and white circle and depicts the American Tennis Associations logo. “ATA” is at the top enter of the sticker. A white bird is at the center above “1916.”. Written on the bottom, outside border of the logo is “SPORTSMAN-UNITY-GOODWILL.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 20th century
- Printed by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Althea Gibson, American, 1927 - 2003
- Subject of: American Tennis Association, American, founded 1916
- Type: stickers
- Medium: ink on paper, adhesive
- Dimensions: Diameter: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Associations and institutions
- Topic: Sports
- Topic: Tennis
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2014.205.15
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donald Felder and family
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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