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Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
Artist/Maker: Enit Zerner Kaufman

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BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT

BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT
Title
BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT
Object name 
Pin-back button
Date 
1984
Related People 
Campaign Of: Stanley Simon
Medium 
Metal
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description 
"BORO/STANLEY/SIMON/PRESIDENT." White letters on blue.
Credit Line 
Gift of Glen Fleischman
Object Number 
2008.18.1.9
Gallery Label 
Simon was Bronx Borough President from 1979-1987, when, faced with federal indictments in a major municipal scandal, he resigned in order to save his pension. He was sentenced to five years in prison.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.