DownBeat Magazine Award, presented to Duke Ellington

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Object Details

recipient

Ellington, Duke

presenter

Down Beat Magazine

Description

This plaque was presented to Duke Ellington by DownBeat magazine in 1966. It is a rectangular shaped wooden plaque with a cast metal musical note and an engraved metal plate. The musical note is cast:

1966
DOWN BEAT
AWARD

(and the metal plate is engraved):

DUKE ELLINGTON
COMPOSER
FIRST PLACE

American music magazine, DownBeat, was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. The publication is devoted to “jazz, blues and beyond.” DownBeat magazine publishes annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories and presents awards to its winners.

Location

Currently not on view

presentation date

1966

ID Number

1989.0369.134

accession number

1989.0369

catalog number

1989.0369.134

Object Name

plaque

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 in x 6 1/4 in x 1 in; 25.4 cm x 15.875 cm x 2.54 cm

place made

United States

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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Jazz

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Awards and Prizes

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8e56-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1282084