Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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- Duke Ellington Collection
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Date
- 1933-1989, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0301, Series 12
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by: Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
- Scope and Contents note
- Consists primarily of posters and original artwork made from plate or blocks, such as inks, silkscreens, and woodcuts. Drawings include images where there is a dominance of line over mass, such as charcoal, pencil, caricatures, pastels, and illustrations. The posters document both foreign and domestic performances of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, as well as sentiments and interests of fans including works of political, social and cultural interest. Among these posters are items from Ellington's landmark tours of the Near East in 1963 and his 1971 tour of the Soviet Union, as well as, promotional posters created during Ellington's stint with RCA Victor Records. The posters are divided into foreign and domestic tours, non-Ellington posters, and oversized graphics. The foreign tours are further arranged by country/language and the domestic tours are further arranged by state or city. The oversized graphics are arranged into awards and citations, calendars, graphics, photographs, paintings, and drawings. Among the materials are drawings and illustrations composed by contractors for Tempo Music's sheet music covers. These illustrations also came from fans as drawings, graphics, greetings, and gifts. Illustrations include Christmas cards from the White House, illustrations, and photos of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. All oversized materials are arranged by location of item and then alphabetically. All dimensions are approximate and are given only for oversized materials. They are measured in inches, with the height of the poster or graphic followed by width. Titles are the only descriptive information listed in Subseries 6: Original Artwork for Tempo Sheet Music.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510514217-1503510516158-8
