Object Details
- recipient
- Ellington, Duke
- presenter
- American Guild of Variety Artists
- Description
This award was presented to Duke Ellington from the American Guild of Variety Artists in 1972. It is a rectangular wooden base with an engraved metal plate and a gold-tone figure of a man with left arm up and holding a stick. The metal plate is engraved:
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY ARTISTS
3RD ANNUAL
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD
DUKE ELLINGTON
GOLDEN AWARD
1972The American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) is an American entertainment union founded in 1939 in New York City, New York. The union represents performers in variety entertainment, including circuses, cabarets, comedy acts, dance revues, magic shows, theme park shows, and arena and auditorium spectaculars. The AGVA Entertainer of the Year Award, also known as the “Georgie Award” (after George M. Cohen), was first presented in 1970.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- presentation date
- 1972
- ID Number
- 1989.0369.119
- accession number
- 1989.0369
- catalog number
- 1989.0369.119
- Object Name
- trophy
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 3/4 in x 6 in x 6 1/16 in; 34.925 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.39875 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Jazz
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Awards and Prizes
- Record ID
- nmah_1282075
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9877-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
