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Tote bag and button for "Art & Activism" designed by Gail Anderson

2018

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This is a tote bag with a pin-back button attached to the front top left-hand corner. The black cloth bag (.1) has two cloth straps for carrying and an open top with no fastener. Its front has a printed design in red, black and white. In the center of the front canvas is a red square. Within the square is white block text that reads “ART &.” The following line has black text within individual white rectangle boxes that read “ACTI/VISM.” Below the red square is one word in white and red ink “CONTINUED” with the ‘continu’ in white with a white line over it and ‘ed’ in red with a red line over it. Superimposed over the ‘T’ is a small red circle with petal-like edges. Within the circle is white text that reads “SVA/NYC.” The back of the tote bag is blank. The pin-back button (.2) is round with a red background.

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Catalog reference: 2020.11.7.1-.2

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