Stencil

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Mylar
Dimensions: 
Overall: 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Hand-cut stencil on Mylar with portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg wearing lace collar within oval; text “STAY WOKE” in blackletter typeface below.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Brandon Litman
Object Number: 
2017.34.1
Marks: 
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 
Provenance: 
Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79172
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shopping bag

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2008
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
Overall (folded flat): 1/8 × 12 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (0.3 × 31.1 × 39.4 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Bag has two (2) navy blue woven fabric rope handles. Both sides of the bag are printed with a portrait of Barack Obama surrounded by sections of the USA flag, stars, fireworks and the White House.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Linda S. Ferber
Object Number: 
2017.26.2
Marks: 
Printed below the portrait: BARACK OBAMA / 44th President. Printed vertically on each narrow side: BARACK OBAMA / 44th President
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

This grocery bag is an example of political memorabilia from the 2008 presidential election in a much more ephemeral format than pin-back buttons and bumper stickers. This bag supports Democratic candidate Barack Obama, and was received in Flatbush, Brooklyn.

Provenance: 
Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2008
eMuseum Object ID: 
79863
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shopping bag

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
ca. 2008
Medium: 
Paper
Dimensions: 
Overall (folded flat): 3/8 × 13 1/2 × 12 in. (1 × 34.3 × 30.5 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Navy blue glossy bag with two (2) navy blue woven fabric rope handles. Both sides of the bag are printed in gold metallic with the seal of the United States of America (eagle surrounded by wreath).

Credit Line: 
Gift of Linda S. Ferber
Object Number: 
2017.26.1
Marks: 
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

This paper bag was part of the 2008 Inaugural Luncheon celebrating the election of Barack Obama to the presidency.

Provenance: 
Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2013
eMuseum Object ID: 
79862
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

T-shirt

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Cotton and vinyl
Dimensions: 
Overall: 26 1/2 × 24 in. (67.3 × 61 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

White short-sleeve T-shirt with large, black, printed logo at front-center of "H" with arrow rendered in horizontal black stripes.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.9
Marks: 
Printed inside shirt at back of neck: Gray striped vinyl square with “H” arrow logo, and with text description: “Made / for / history / by Joseph Altuzarra / Made in America / Union printed / X Small."
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

Joseph Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created T-shirts to raise money for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79187
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pillow

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Cotton and polyester
Dimensions: 
Overall: 6 × 15 × 15 in. (15.2 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Square pillow in zippered, fabric cover with natural (ecru) front and marine blue back. Face of front is embroidered with image of the White House topped by American flag, and with blue crossed stitched slogan: “A WOMAN’S / PLACE / IS IN THE / WHITE HOUSE.” White house and slogan framed with border of red, cross-stitched, diamond chain.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.8
Marks: 
Tag affixed to exterior at bottom left: “Under penalty of law this tag is not / to be removed except by the consumer / All new material consisting of: / 100% polyester fiber / covering: 100% cotton duck / Uniform reg. no. PA-27596 (NY).” Verso of tag
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79186
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Tote bag

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Cotton, plastic
Dimensions: 
Place Made: 
Description: 

Square canvas tote bag with long, attached, mesh strap handles. Slogan in marine blue vinyl letters printed on each side of bag: “I’M / WITH / HER” [H with arrow design] and with light blue logo: “WORKERS / XXX XXX / UNITED” also printed with logo on front and back sides of bag.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.7
Marks: 
Plastic label affixed inside bag: “DiMilo / industries / union made / in the USA / Workers Unite! / ASI #49755”
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79185
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lawn sign with display stand

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Plastic
Dimensions: 
Overall (sign): 16 × 25 3/4 in. (40.6 × 65.4 cm) Part (stand): 25 1/2 × 1 × 3/4 in. (64.8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Plastic, double-sided lawn sign printed: “Clinton / Kaine / hillaryclinton.com. Paid for by Hillary for America, the Democratic / National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in the states: AK, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY. / Text KAINE to 47346* *receive periodic updates. / Msg & data rates apply; text HELP / for help & STOP to cancel. / hillaryclinton.com/privacy.”

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.6
Marks: 
Union stamp at upper right corner.
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79184
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Magnet

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Plastic, magnetized rubber
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 × 4 in. (8.9 × 10.2 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Magnet in the shape of the H [arrow] logo, stamped with “hillaryclinton.com” and union stamp.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.5
Marks: 
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79183
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Bumper sticker

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Vinyl, adhesive, paper
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (9.5 × 19.1 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

On recto: “H [with arrow] Clinton / Kaine / hillaryclinton.com” and union stamp.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.4
Marks: 
Marks: verso printed: “Zip-Strips ® / the Ultra Removable / Bumper Sticker / Strong on. Easy off.”
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79182
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Classification: 
Is owned by NYHS: 
Yes
Object name: 
Date: 
2016
Medium: 
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
Overall (diam.): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Place Made: 
Description: 

Yellow “Never Trump” series of campaign buttons, depicting a baby Trump banker carrying off bank bags filled with money.

Credit Line: 
Gift of Susan and Ira Millstein
Object Number: 
2017.16.3c
Marks: 
Marks: stamped along edge of face with union stamp and "HO292-1"; "HO292-2"; or "HO292-3."
Inscriptions: 
Gallery Label: 

The New-York Historical Society’s museum collection includes hundreds of artifacts related to presidential campaigns. Presidents and presidential candidates represented include John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Wendell Wilkie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adlai Stevenson, John F. Kennedy, Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama. This group of Hillary Clinton campaign ephemera was purchased by New-York Historical Society Chairman’s Council member Susan Millstein, primarily from the Hillary Clinton campaign website. Among the highlights included in this gift is a deck of playing cards adorned with messages such as “Women’s rights are no joke,” the t-shirt designed for the campaign by Joseph Altuzurra, a New York-based fashion designer, and the campaign throw pillow reminiscent of early American women’s needlework samplers. Altuzurra, along with Marc Jacobs and Tori Burch, was one of several New York City designers who created t-shirts to raise money for the Clinton campaign.

Provenance: 

Donor acquired the objects as gifts in November 2016.

Bibliography: 
Prior Exhibitions: 
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2016
eMuseum Object ID: 
79190
Exclude from TMS update: 
3
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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