Object Details
user
Levin, Floyd
depicted (sitter)
Ellington, Duke
Description
This button features an image of Duke Ellington. It is a round button made of white paper with black ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:
DUKE ELLINGTON
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Lucille Levin
ID Number
2011.3086.161
nonaccession number
2011.3086
catalog number
2011.3086.161
Object Name
button
Physical Description
ink (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm
place made
United States
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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Popular Entertainment
Jazz
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1423287