Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2002.68.13
Date:
1972-1973
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "N.G. SLATER CORP., N.Y.C. 11"
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "Don't/blame me,/I was for/McGovern."; blue and white.
Gallery Label:
George McGovern was the democratic challenger in the 1972 presidential election. He lost to Richard Nixon.
Credit Line:
Gift of Norma P. Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
