Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
Date:
ca. 1630
Object Number:
1885.5
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.64.7
Date:
ca. 1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Marks:
crimp: white lettering "THINK IDEAS INC. NYC"
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; pink background with white lettering; "Lindsay, Perrotta, Garelik."
Gallery Label:
John V. Lindsay (1921-2001) served as Mayor of New York City 1965 to 1972, during a tumultuous period of the city's history. Lindsay faced a long public transit strike, a teacher's strike, race riots, and huge municipal expenditures. He was unsuccessful in seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1980.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
