Grammy Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Object Details

recipient

Fitzgerald, Ella

presenter

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Description

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), in 1958. It is a medium-brown stained wood base with a gold-tone gramophone on top and engraved metal plate. Jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald received this Grammy for either Best Vocal Performance, Female for the album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book, or Best Jazz Performance, Individual for the album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book. The metal plate is engraved:

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING
ARTS & SCIENCES – 1958

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Fitzgerald 1989 Trust

presentation date

1958

ID Number

1996.0342.041

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.041

Object Name

award

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in x 5 in; 16.03375 cm x 11.7475 cm x 12.7 cm

place made

United States

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

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/ng49ca746a8-d194-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1027999