Mar 30, 2023 - Sale 2631

Sale 2631 - Lot 284

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(POLITICS.) Bring U.S. Together. Vote Chisholm 1972, Unbought and Unbossed. Poster, 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches, in red and black on card stock; minimal wear. New York: N.G. Slater, 1972

Additional Details

Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. This poster was created for her 1972 presidential campaign, in which she was the first Black candidate to seek a major party's nomination--a story told in the recent miniseries Mrs. America. Provenance: estate of Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) of Chicago.