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- Ofrenda Medal, 2024 - This medal was designed for Fiesta San Antonio, an annual event that commemorates the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. Fiesta medals are sold to benefit charities involved in the event. Placing a loved one's photo in the slot between the candles allows this to serve as a small, wearable ofrenda: an offering used to commemorate the dead.
- 2024
- Collections - Artifact
Ofrenda Medal, 2024
This medal was designed for Fiesta San Antonio, an annual event that commemorates the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. Fiesta medals are sold to benefit charities involved in the event. Placing a loved one's photo in the slot between the candles allows this to serve as a small, wearable ofrenda: an offering used to commemorate the dead.
- "Q" Pin, 2020 - QAnon was a movement whose supporters believed online conspiracy theories espoused by a shadowy figure named Q -- said to be a government official. QAnon conspiracies alleged that an evil cabal ran the U.S. government. Devotees also believed that President Trump planned to arrest the cabal on a day called "The Storm." QAnon followers identified themselves through signs and symbols, most importantly, the letter Q.
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Q" Pin, 2020
QAnon was a movement whose supporters believed online conspiracy theories espoused by a shadowy figure named Q -- said to be a government official. QAnon conspiracies alleged that an evil cabal ran the U.S. government. Devotees also believed that President Trump planned to arrest the cabal on a day called "The Storm." QAnon followers identified themselves through signs and symbols, most importantly, the letter Q.
- Window Decal, "Miss Shifters All Girls Car Club," 2017 - Women's car clubs are found throughout the United States. Gearheads in Spokane, Washington, formed the Miss Shifters All Girls Car Club in 2007.
- 2017
- Collections - Artifact
Window Decal, "Miss Shifters All Girls Car Club," 2017
Women's car clubs are found throughout the United States. Gearheads in Spokane, Washington, formed the Miss Shifters All Girls Car Club in 2007.
- Coffee Pot, 1960 - The Nelson McCoy Pottery Company, established in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, began producing earthenware specialties and artware in the mid-1920s along with its stoneware lines. Its pottery appealed to a middle-class audience seeking the broadest popular taste. In 1960, McCoy introduced its El Rancho Bar-B-Q line. The line consisted of western-themed, large service pieces and tapped into the romanticism of the American West.
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Pot, 1960
The Nelson McCoy Pottery Company, established in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, began producing earthenware specialties and artware in the mid-1920s along with its stoneware lines. Its pottery appealed to a middle-class audience seeking the broadest popular taste. In 1960, McCoy introduced its El Rancho Bar-B-Q line. The line consisted of western-themed, large service pieces and tapped into the romanticism of the American West.
- Tattoo Sketch, 1915-1950 - Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- 1915-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Tattoo Sketch, 1915-1950
Tattoos communicate stories. Their content ranges from deeply personal and traditional--to regrettable and frivolous. In the early 1900s, "Professor" Waters apprenticed as a tattoo artist in carnivals and New York's Bowery District. He ran a successful supply shop in Detroit (1918-1939), patenting the standard "two-coil" tattoo machine in 1929. Designs from his flash sheets continue to inspire tattooists today.
- Punisher Skull Button, 2020 -
- 2020
- Collections - Artifact
Punisher Skull Button, 2020