Ebony Magazine Lifetime Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

National Museum of American History

Object Details

presenter
Ebony Magazine
recipient
Fitzgerald, Ella
Description

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by Ebony magazine in 1982. It is made of lucite in a geometric hour-glass shape with a circle of three embossed silhouettes of heads and a metal plate at the base. The plate is engraved:

EBONY
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
Presented To
ELLA FITZGERALD
1982

Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
presentation date
1982
ID Number
1996.0342.078
accession number
1996.0342
catalog number
1996.0342.078
Object Name
award
Measurements
overall: 11 3/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 in; 28.8925 cm x 9.525 cm x 5.08 cm
place made
United States
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Awards and Prizes
Record ID
nmah_1190843
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0b6a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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