Hardcover/$24.95 Princeton Architectural Press
Christen Carter and Ted Hake bring an energy and passion to their new book, Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It with Buttons, you would expect from two of America’s foremost button experts. What is surprising, however, is just how wildly entertaining and informative their work is.
Who knew the button could be so captivating?
Handsomely designed and filled with lively insights and a contagious enthusiasm, Button Power, with the help of more than 1,500 images of pin-back buttons, provides a “people’s history,” capturing the big and small moments that have come to define us as a country. It’s a lot to ask of the humble button, but Carter and Hake pull it off with great panache and delight.
Politicians, artists, athletes, actors, pop musicians, mascots,…
