DownBeat Magazine Award, presented to Duke Ellington

National Museum of American History

Object Details

recipient
Ellington, Duke
presenter
Down Beat Magazine
Description

This plaque was presented to Duke Ellington by DownBeat magazine in 1946. It is a wooden plaque with a gold-tone metal musical note, laurels, and an engraved metal plate. The musical note is cast:

1946
DOWN BEAT
AWARD

(and the metal plate is engraved):

DUKE ELLINGTON
SWING BAND
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
1946
ID Number
1989.0369.083
accession number
1989.0369
catalog number
1989.0369.083
Object Name
plaque
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 1/2 in x 12 in x 1 in; 24.13 cm x 30.48 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
National Museum of American History
Subject
Awards and Prizes
Record ID
nmah_1281248
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-908b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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