Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
2003
Medium
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description
Circular pin-back button: "NO/BLOOD/FOR/OIL"; image of drops of oil within letters; red and black.
Credit Line
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number
2003.40.9
Marks
printed: on side of button: "ISO. P.O. Box 16085, Chicago, IL 60616"
Gallery Label
This button was sponsored by the International Socialist Organization (ISO), and was obtained and worn at a demonstration in New York City, protesting against U.S. and allied forces' invasion of Iraq. It communicates the popular belief that the war was waged in order to exploit and profit from Iraqi oil reserves. The war officially began on Wednesday, March 19, and ended on Thursday, May 1, 2003.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
