Museum object · Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Tote bag and button for "Art & Activism" designed by Gail Anderson
2018
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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 metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2020.11.7.1-.2
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