Artist/Maker
Columbia Advertising Company
Campaign of
Bella Savitzky Abzug
(American, 1920 – 1998)
Pin-back button
1970
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Metal
Overall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Gift of Judith E. Reines
2002.66.2
Bella Abzug was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1970, representing the Upper West Side. She later ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate and for mayor. Abzug's career was brief but colorful: she was known for her unabashed liberalism and feminism, and for her trademark wide-brimmed hat.
DescriptionCircular celluloid pin-back button with red background, inscribed: "Bella! / for / CONGRESS"ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
