Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees Award received by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Issued by
content: Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees, American, 1981 - 2007
label: Received by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American, founded 1927
notes: label: Description
content: A Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees Pioneer Award received by Cab Calloway. The smooth sculpture top portion (A2015.273.1.17a) is constructed from carved whitish mauve stone with light and dark brown discolorations. The award has a detached base (A2015.273.1.17b). The sculpture depicts a stylized woman’s head and neck. The face, hair, and neck are thin, and elongated. Her eyes are closed and she has a serious expression on her face. The front of her hair is parted on the proper right side and carved into diagonal rows with V-shaped furrows between the rows. The neck is long and rounded. Underneath the neck is a discoloration where it used to be adhered to the base. The base is polished, light green stone with white and brown discolorations and carved into a truncated pyramid, with a square surface and a larger square base with beveled edges. Adhered to the front of the Oscar base is a gold tone, metal label with blackened, engraved text that reads [Friends of The BLACK OSCAR NOMINEES Presents / The 1991 Pioneer Award To / CAB CALLOWAY / For Your Unfailing Inspiration / To Us ALL]. There is a round glue spot where the sculpture detached. The bottom of the base is covered in black felt.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, 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: Craftsmanship
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: A2015.273.1.17ab
objectType: label: Type
content: trophies (prizes)
label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Friends of the Black Oscar Nominees
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stone and marble with metal and felt
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 12 3/16 × 6 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. (31 × 16.9 × 16.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.17a): 10 13/16 × 5 11/16 × 4 5/16 in. (27.5 × 14.5 × 11 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.17b): 1 3/8 × 6 5/8 × 6 9/16 in. (3.5 × 16.9 × 16.7 cm)