Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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W.04
Title
W.04
Object name
Kerchief
Date
2004
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 21 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. ( 54.6 x 54.3 cm )
Description
Red square cotton handkerchief printed in beige. Inscribed "W-04" in oval fields sugesting rope lassos. Machine overlocked hem.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2004.9
Gallery Label
Today's political memorabilia is dominated by the campaign t-shirt, baseball cap, bumper sticker, and coffee mug: bandannas are rarely produced as an official campaign item. However, the George W. Bush campaign created a whole line of "ranch" items reflecting the President's Texas roots, including this bandanna. In the age of text-messaging, it is assumed that voters will have no trouble identifying the candidate by a single initial.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
