Collection Highlights
Armchair
1785-1789
1916.7
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1968
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description
Pin-back button; inscribed on blue background "EUGENE"
Credit Line
Gift of Evelyn Martin
Object Number
2002.41.13
Gallery Label
Eugene McCarthy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1948. McCarthy became a member of the U.S. Senate in 1959 and in 1968 ran for the presidency against Lyndon B. Johnson.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
