Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414c
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.64.24
Date:
ca. 1995
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Marks:
crimp: black lettering "COALITION AGAINST LINCOLN WEST, INC."
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; white background with black and red lettering; image of a green cartoon monster destroying buildings; "COALITION FOR A LIVABLE WEST SIDE / STOP / OVERDEVELOPMENT / CLW INC."
Gallery Label:
The Coalition for a Livable West Side, formed in 1981, is a grass roots all-volunteer, community-based environmental organization. In 1995, the Coalition unsuccessfully petitioned the City of New York to prevent the building of Lincoln West.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
