Pinback button with "Asian Americans for David Dinkins"
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1990
name: label: Designed by
content: Enrique Castro
label: Subject of
content: David N. Dinkins, American, born 1927
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button supporting David Dinkins 1989 New York City mayoral campaign. The background of the button is white. Red text at the top and bottom reads [Asian Americans for / David Dinkins]. At center there is an orange block with white accents. White lettering at the center of the block reads [AADD]. On either side of the block there are red Asian text characters. The back of the button has the manufacturer's and designer’s information and a metal pin with a clasp.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Multilingual communication
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Urban life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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 T. Rasul Murray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.68.135
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 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5/16 in. (4 × 4 × 0.8 cm)