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Sticker, Bumper

Object number2019.9.11

MediumPaper; Adhesive; Ink

Credit LineGift of Lisa DiGioia-Nutini

DescriptionWhite bumper sticker with blue-colored text on the front. Sticker is rectangular with a plain, white paper backing and blue text that features the IATSE logo on the viewer's right side. Logo replaces the "O" in "UNION" and features five squared-off points. Each point has a letter for IATSE in the middle, and middle of the logo has the number 489. Manufacturing information in the viewer's bottom right corner.DimensionsLength x Width: 11.5 x 3 in. (29.2 x 7.6 cm)
InscriptionsBlue text on front of bumper sticker: "PROUD / TO BE / UNION [IATSE logo in place of O] / STUDIO MECHANICS LOCAL 489".
MarksManufacturing information in bottom right corner of sticker: "SIGN DISPLAY / [illegible] / No. 1 / Local 820".
Historical NotesJean-Pierre Nutini was a rigging gaffer, best boy, and actor who worked on nearly every major motion picture filmed in Pittsburgh from the early 1990s until his death in 2013. Along with his work in the film industry, Nutini also worked on concerts, stage performances, and political rallies, and was active in SAG-AFTRA Local 3, a stagehands union. He was also a charter member of IATSE local 489, known as “Iron City Grips.” The bumper sticker is part of larger collection of film and set memorabilia from Jean-Pierre Nutini.

Previous owner Jean-Pierre Nutini

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