Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
ca. 1965
Medium
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description
Circular political pin-back button; dark green background with a yellow triangle in the center, and dark green lettering inside; "MOBILIZATION / TO END THE WAR / IN VIETNAM NOW / APRIL / 15"
Credit Line
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Object Number
2003.64.47
Gallery Label
On April 15, 1965, 400,000 people marched from Central Park to the United Nations head quarters in protest of the Vietnam War. The protested were addressed by Martin Luther King, Floyd McKissick, Stokely Carmicael, and Benjamin Spock. The protest was organized by MLK's Spring Mobilization Committee To End the War in Vietnam."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
