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1998

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Amoebas Button

This is a Button. It was made by Steven Light. It is dated 1998 and we acquired it in 1998. Its medium is aluminum. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 0.2 x 1.9 cm (1/16 x 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Amoebas Button; Made by Steven Light (b. 1970); USA; aluminum; H x diam.: 0.2 x 1.9 cm (1/16 x 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of William Hindley and Mrs. Paul Moore and from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund; 1998-58-10

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