Olympic badge awarded to Isabelle Daniels
date: label: Date
content: 1956
name: label: Designed by
content: K.G. Luke, Australian, 1937 - 1974
label: Distributed by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Isabelle Daniels, American, 1937 - 2017
notes: label: Description
content: Badge awarded to Isabelle Daniels. The badge is a vertical ellipse-shaped oval. It is silver in color and has a red border. There are silver branches in the border, as well as text which reads [OLYMPIC GAMES / MELBOURNE 1956]. The center of the badge is silver. It features a raised image of a torch with red flames. There is a green shape of Australia behind the handle of the torch. The colorful interlocking Olympic rings are depicted above the torch, and they overlap onto the border. There is a shiny red ribbon with a forked end attached to the badge. It has white text printed on it which reads [ATHLETICS]. The back of the badge has engraved text which reads [4414], and embossed text which reads [K.G. LUKE / MELBOURNE]. There is a metal pin closure above the text. There is faded white text printed on the back of the ribbon, near the top.
label: Description
content: There are marks and areas of discoloration in several places on the badge, as well as several areas of discoloration on the ribbon.
place: label: Place used
content: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.96.7.2
objectType: label: Type
content: badges
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, enamel, satin, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 4 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (12.1 × 4.4 cm)