Commemorative Olympic Pin Set: Eagle, Red Star
1984.04.0001D
Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Commemorative Olympic Pin Set: Eagle, Red Star (1984.04.0001D) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Unknown |
Geographic Location | |
Period | N/A |
Date | 1982 - 1983 |
Culture | Euro - American |
Location | Not on Exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 3.2 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.1 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 1.0 cm |
Weight | 8 g |
Measuring Remarks | N/A |
Materials | Metal, Pigment--Paint |
Manufacturing Processes | Manufacturing, Painting |
Research Remarks
Description | The Olympic Organizing Committee hired Walt Disney to design a mascot to represent Southern California, but the initial ideas were unpopular, even the brown bear, the animal featured on the California flag, given the creation of the USSR's Misha four years prior. Cartoonist Bob Moore and his team of Disney animators then designed a hybrid of Uncle Sam and the Bald Eagle, two national symbols, to represent the United States in its entirety. This star shaped pin features Sam holding a baton used in a relay race. A relay race consists of a team of runners racing solo before passing a baton to a teammate for them to continue the race. |
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Published Description | N/A |
Bibliography | “BBC on This Day | 8 | 1984: Moscow Pulls out of US Olympics.” BBC News, May 8, 1984. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/8/newsid_2518000/2518931.stm. |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Coca Cola Bottling Company |
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Reproduction | No |
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