Belt buckle for the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures owned by Bob Minor
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1972
name: label: Created by
content: Al Shelton, born 1920
label: Subject of
content: Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, founded 1961
label: Owned by
content: Bob Minor, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: A metal belt buckle, oval, with a raised lip/edge around circumference. In relief on the front, at top reads [STUNTMEN'S ASSOCIATION], and at the bottom [OF MOTION PICTURES]. In the middle is a relief depiction of a movie camera with a banner underneath reading [HOLLYWOOD], and a five-point star at the left and right. The back is a loop and hook style buckle. Etched into the back, all vertically displayed, reads [THE STUNTMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF/MOTION PICTURES AND TELEVISION/WAS FOUNDED IN HOLLYWOOD CALIF./1961, BY PROFESSIONAL STUNTMEN], [SCULPTOR/AL SHELTON/STUDIO CITY, CA./IN/"WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST"], and a logo for the Stuntmen's Association. Handwritten in black marker, diagonally and upside-down near bottom center, reads [BOB].
place: label: Place made
content: California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Professional organizations
label: Topic
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bob Minor, Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator, 2nd Unit Director, Actor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.303.2
objectType: label: Type
content: buckles (strap accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/8 × 3 1/2 × 5/8 in. (6 × 8.9 × 1.6 cm)