Button
Classification:
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "No more/scapegoating!/Being Arab is/not a crime/ISO"; tan and red.
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number:
2003.40.8
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "ISO P.O. Box 10685 Chicago, IL 60616"
Gallery Label:
This button was obtained at an anti-war demonstration in New York City. The war officially began on Wednesday, March 19, and ended on Thursday, May 1, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
51224
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
U.S. Troops Out of the Gulf!
Classification:
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "U.S. TROOPS/OUT/of the/Gulf!/ISO"; yellow, red, black and white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number:
2003.40.7
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "ISO P.O. Box 16085, Chicago, IL 60616 [illegible]"
Gallery Label:
This button was sponsored by the International Socialist Organization (ISO), and was obtained and worn at a demonstration in New York City, protesting against U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
51223
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "End/the/sanctions/now!/Hands/off/Iraq!/ISO"; red, white and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number:
2003.40.5
Gallery Label:
This button, sponsored by the International Socialist Organization (ISO), was obtained and worn at a demonstration in New York City, protesting against U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq. The war officially began on Wednesday, March 19, and ended on Thursday, May 1, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
51222
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The World Says No to War Feb 15 NYC
Classification:
Date:
2003
Medium:
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "The World Says/No to War/FEB 15/NYC"; text superimposed upon an image of a globe; blue, white and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number:
2003.40.4
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "UNITED FOR PEACE & JUSTICE www.unitedforpeace.org"
Gallery Label:
This button was sponsored by the United for Peace and Justice Organization, and was obtained and worn at a demonstration in New York City, protesting against U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2003
eMuseum Object ID:
51221
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lapel stud
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1980
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Rectangular lapel stud with incurved front, three circle voids at top and two at bottom; in the form of the Huntington Hartford Gallery building at 2 Columbus Circle. In jewelry box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Gunther
Object Number:
2003.15.4
Gallery Label:
This stud was distributed to senior employees of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs when they moved into the Huntington Hartford Gallery building at 2 Columbus Circle around 1980. A distinctive modern edifice designed by Edward Stone in 1965, the building will soon become the home of the Museum of Arts and Design.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1980
eMuseum Object ID:
51183
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back campaign button
Classification:
Date:
1980
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back campaign button inscribed: "ANDERSON / of ILLINOIS / for PRESIDENT"; white with black lettering and red wavy stripes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson
Object Number:
2003.17.1
Gallery Label:
John B. Anderson ran as an independent candidate for President in 1980 and is believed to have contributed to Ronald Reagan's landslide victory over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1985
eMuseum Object ID:
51178
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1988
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, blue letters on white ground with red stripes separating phrases: "HOUSING / FOR ALL / HOUSING ACTION / WEEK: DEC. 10 -18"; marked on side “LISTENERS ACTION WBAI-FM"
In 1988 a large push was made to make homelessness a major issue in the New York City mayoral election. The protests culminated in Housing Action Week, called by WBAI-FM and the Listeners Action on Homelessness and Housing, an advocacy group. Housing Action Week plans for city wide rallies, forums, lobbying efforts distribution of education material, and efforts to mobilize concerned citizens to be come active in city housing issues and upcoming municipal election. The week concluded with a march on December 18th to protest the city's housing and homeless polices, attended by approximately 5,000 people.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.38
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
51162
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1950-2002
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, black letters on white ground: "Cheyenne / DINER / Open 24 Hours. Along bottom edge: 9th Ave. & 33rd St. NYC"
The stainless-steel, Arte Moderne railroad-car style Cheyenne Diner opened in 1940. Featuring burgers (20 varieties) and traditional diner-style “comfort food," the Cheyenne Diner was extremely popular with nearby residents, tourists and those working in the area. It closed in 2008 to make way for a residential tower.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.37
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2002
eMuseum Object ID:
51161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1950-2001
Medium:
Meta, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, red letters on white ground: "PEACE / IS / PATRIOTIC" Below letters: red, white, blue stylized eagle outline filled with American flag pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.36
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
51160
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1964
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, black letters on white ground. "NO / WIDER / WAR"
This button refers to a quote from President Johnson in an announcement to the nation after and alleged attack on a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin, in August, 1964. He said "We still seek no wider war." President Johnson announced to the nation after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in August, 1964 that the U.S. would not rise to the bait after what was considered a provocative attack from Hanoi. Initially the American government claimed that North Vietnamese warships had attacked U.S. vessels in the Gulf, however, it later turned out to be the opposite.
The quote acknowledged US participation in military actions, but expresses distaste for further involvement.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.35
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
51159
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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