Chicago Defender Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Object Details

presenter

Chicago Defender

recipient

Fitzgerald, Ella

Description

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald from The Chicago Defender in 1946. It is a copper urn on a black plastic base. The award is engraved:

CHICAGO DEFENDER
QUEEN OF SWING
19 - AWARD – 46
WON BY

ELLA FITZGERALD

The Chicago Defender is an African American newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. The newspaper was founded by Robert S. Abbott in 1905 and reported on Civil Rights issues such as Jim Crow-era violence, racial segregation, and other social issues of the day. The Chicago Defender featured writings of Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ida B. Wells, and other African American luminaries. The newspaper began an online publication in 2019.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

presentation date

1946

ID Number

1996.0342.074

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.074

Object Name

award

Physical Description

copper; iron; plastic (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 21.59 cm

place made

United States: Illinois, Chicago

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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/ng49ca746a9-080c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190839