Lifetime Achievement Grammy received by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Billings Artworks, American
label: Issued by
content: The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A Lifetime Achievement Grammy received by Cab Calloway. The award is a molded, bronze colored metal gramophone mounted on a square frustum-shaped, glossy black base. On the base of the front of the trophy is a gold outlined black plaque with gold text that reads [NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS & SCIENCES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - 2008 / CAB CALLOWAY]. The underside of the base is covered in black felt. A rectangular portion of the felt has been cut to reveal a gold tone, metal label on the underside of the frustrum with stamped text that reads [UNPUBLISHED WORK ©1991 / THE RECORDING ACADEMY / #50-07 / BILLINGSARTWORKS.COM]. There is also a white adhesive label attached to one edge of the underside of the award with the copyright information printed in black.
place: label: Place made
content: Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Professional organizations
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III 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, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.9
objectType: label: Type
content: trophies (prizes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze and granite with felt and pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 5/16 × 5 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (23.6 × 15 × 15 cm)