Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin back button
Object Number:
2003.97.28
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, blue letters on white ground. "1982 / WITNESS / FOR A / USA & USSR / NUCLEAR WEAPONS / FREEZE.:
A national campaign for a bi-lateral freeze on nuclear weapons development and testing began in 1980. Spurred by a United Nations special session on disarmament starting on June 12,1982, a million people rallied in New York City’s Central Park in support of a freeze. Over 100 organizations lent support to the mobilization.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
