<I>"Blazer Buttons"</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1966
name: label: Created by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
label: Worn by
content: Art Smith, American, 1917 - 1982
notes: label: Description
content: These are three “Blazer Buttons” designed, created, and worn by Art Smith. Each circular button is made of a brass top section and copper back section. The front of each button is nearly identical, slightly raised with two oval-shaped cervices on the sides, giving a ‘pinched’ look to the buttons with the black patinated back section. They are shank buttons with a small loop on the back of the button to sew onto a garment. The back of the buttons each vary in discoloration and corrosion.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Buttons by Art Smith
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Russell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.12.16abc
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (fasteners)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: copper and brass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (each): 15/16 × 15/16 × 7/16 in. (2.4 × 2.4 × 1.1 cm)