Collection Highlights
Noah's ark
1850-1900
1956.101
Wood, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
2003
Medium
Paper, plastic, metal
Dimensions
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description
Circular pin-back button: "NO/MONEY/FOR/ISRAEL!/No investment!/No aid!/ISO/ISO, P.O. Box 16085, Chicago, IL 60616"
Credit Line
Gift of Allen Baird
Object Number
2003.40.6
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 protests government aid to Israel, given that country's support of the war. 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.
