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Pinback button worn by Lena Horne at the 1981 Tony Awards

1981

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 an oval pin back button with "Lena Horne" handwritten in black marker in the center, blue printed text against a white background reads "TONY AWARDS" across the top and "1981" along the bottom. The pin is backed by brown cardboard.

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Catalog reference: TA2010-104.1.1

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