Lectern used by Barack Obama to accept the Democratic nomination for president
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
notes: label: Description
content: Lectern from which Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president at Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High on August 28, 2008. The outward-facing sides of the lectern consist of horizontal wood slats. The front panel is framed by white panels on the top, left, and right edges. The top of the lectern is covered in blue and black felt, and the interior is seperated into two shelves. The proper left side of the lectern's topmost wood slat is signed [Bill Ritter 12·3·2010] in silver ink.
place: label: Place used
content: Denver, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.107
objectType: label: Type
content: lecterns
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood , textile materials , paint , ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 45 × 38 × 24 in. (114.3 × 96.5 × 61 cm)