Pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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A pinback button for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The button has a purple background with gray lettering and an image of Alvin Ailey. Gray text at the top of the button reads [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater]. Below the text is an image of Ailey, bent down on one knee with his arms raised in the air. Underneath the image, additional gray text reads [For 30 Years The Heart And Soul Of Dance]. Gray text on an exterior edge of the button credits the photograph [Photo of Alvin Ailey By Normand Maxon]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

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