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View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors

Date:

2002

Object Number:

2002.46

Medium:

Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper

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Object name

Button

Date

1928

Medium

Metal

Dimensions

Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )

Description

Pin-back campaign button; depicts image of Al Smith at center; red, white and blue along border; inscribed along border "SMITH/FOR PRESIDENT"

Object Number

INV.7380

Gallery Label

Al Smith ran in the presidential election of 1928 but lost to Herbert Hoover.

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.