Pinback Button, “I Am An Anacostian”

Object Details

Date
Between 1968 and 1969
Medium
metal, plastic, paper
Dimensions
3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (0.5 × 6.4 cm)
Cite As
Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Caption
This pinback button radiates pride in residing in Anacostia, the southeast Washington, DC community that the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum calls home. The white-and-blue button features the Museum’s logo, which, in a nod to the Smithsonian’s sun logo, centers a sunburst around the Museum’s initials. The logo also celebrates the local, as it was created by the Museum’s Research and Design Coordinator, Larry Erskine Thomas (1917-1986), an artist and educator whose career began during the Harlem Renaissance. Public sales of the button supported the Museum’s Youth Advisory Council.
Accession Number
1990.0001.0004
Type
pinback button
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl810a494d8-5f76-4d36-ad26-d47006954fdb
Record ID
acm_1990.0001.0004
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