Pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1989
name: label: Manufactured by
content: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
label: Subject of
content: Alvin Ailey, American, 1931 - 1989
label: Subject of
content: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American, founded 1958
notes: label: Description
content: A pink pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company. Throughout the button there is a black ink depiction of the silhouette of a dancer and text that reads [Ailey Lives!]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Modern dance
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.45
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.5 cm)