Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism awarded to Imogene Coca
date: label: date made
content: 1989
label: used date
content: April 7, 1989
name: label: user
content: Coca, Imogene
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism awarded to Imogene Coca for artistry in comedy April 7, 1989. The prize, named for the humanitarian and philosopher Albert Schweitzer, was established in 1986 to promote humanitarianism by recognizing individuals who have made contributions to humanity and the environment. The prize is a medal, stamped on its verso with a portrait of Schweitzer and with details of the award on the verso, attached to a red, white, and blue striped ribbon.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: North Carolina, Wilmington
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
label: Subject
content: Comedy
label: Subject
content: Comedians
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
label: See more items in
content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mark Basile
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0102.07
label: accession number
content: 2019.0102
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0102.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (medal material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (ribbon material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 1 1/4 in x 3/8 in; 38.1 cm x 3.175 cm x .9525 cm
label: Measurements
content: medal: 2 5/8 in; 6.6675 cm