Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back campaign button
Object Number:
2002.30.10
Date:
ca. 1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Marks:
On rim: N. G. Slater Corp., N.Y.C.
Description:
Pin back button; inscribed "BADILLO."
Gallery Label:
Herman Badillo was the first Puerto Rican borough president of The Bronx (1966-1969) and the first Puerto Rican voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-1976). He ran unsuccessfully for the mayoralty in 1969 and 1973.
Credit Line:
Gift of Patricia Falk
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
