Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2009.8.13
Date:
ca. 1974
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Description:
Round gay pride button, "Christopher St. Gay Pride 1974," pink, orange, yellow
Gallery Label:
On Saturday, June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall, an openly gay bar on Christopher St. in Greenwich Village, NY. The raid escalated into a riot, which ran for several days on and around Christopher St. There have been annual observances of "Christopher Street Day" since.
Credit Line:
Gift of Roy Eddey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
