Hand-painted banner for Obama presidential campaign
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Elizabeth Hess, American
label: Subject of
content: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: Dark blue cotton fabric with white acrylic painted lettering; banner was modified after 2008 Election results to include white cotton patch with blue ink; white cords present to hang from top corners.
place: label: Place made
content: New Haven, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Politics
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Hess
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.33
objectType: label: Type
content: banners
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: cotton (fiber) and acrylic paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 58 x 108 1/2 in. (147.3 x 275.6 cm)