Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign button
Object Number:
2001.49
Date:
2001
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse of button: "BETSY/GOTBAUM/PUBLIC/ADVOCATE"
Description:
Circular pin-back slogan button from Betsy Gotbaum's 2001 campaign for Public Advocate.
Gallery Label:
Betsy Gotbaum, President of the New-York Historical Society from 1995 to 2001, campaigned for Public Advocate in 2001 as a Democratic Party candidate.
Credit Line:
Anonymous gift
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
