TITLE: Hillary Clinton Political Mask
TYPE: face mask
GENERAL REGION: North America
COUNTRY: United States of America
ETHNICITY: Mixed
DESCRIPTION: Vacuform Mask of Hillary Rodham Clinton
CATALOG ID: NAUS066
MAKER: CostumesUSA by Amscan, Inc. (made in China)
CEREMONY: political
FUNCTION: entertainment
AGE: 2015
MAIN MATERIAL: styrene plastic
OTHER MATERIALS: paint; foam rubber; adhesive; elastic string
In many countries, masks of political figures are used for entertainment purposes, either to honor or satirize the figure represented. This mask depicts Hillary Rodham Clinton (Chicago, Illinois, 1947- ), who began her career as a lawyer, became First Lady of Arkansas, then First Lady of the United States (1993-2001), followed by a career as a United States senator from New York (2001-2009), Secretary of State under President Barack Obama (2009-2013), and the first female candidate for President of the United States of America (2016 election), in which she was defeated by failed businessman and notoriously bigoted and narcissistic television personality Donald J. Trump. This mask was made and sold to capitalize on her popularity with some groups and unpopularity with others.
