Calliope Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Object Details

recipient

Fitzgerald, Ella

Description

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by International Calliope in Naples, Italy in 1996. It is a red-brown wooden base with a plastic disc mounted on a glass plate, and metal plate at base. The disc is printed:

Premio Internazionale Calliope
FAND
Award
“CALLIOPE”
OSCAR ALLA CARRIERA
Riconoscimento d’Onore
all’ Artista
Ella Fitzgerald
con il patrocinio del Ministero della Sanita
con il patrocinio del Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione
[logo]
Il Presidente Nazionale
Dott. Roberto Lombardi
Napoli, 23 Maggio 1996

(metal plate is engraved):

Tero Kankas

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

presentation date

1996

ID Number

1996.0342.070

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.070

Object Name

award

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

glass (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 13 1/4 in x 12 3/4 in x 4 in; 33.655 cm x 32.385 cm x 10.16 cm

place made

Italy: Campania, Naples

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Awards and Prizes

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-45e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190835