ASCAP Pied Piper Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald
date: label: presentation date
content: 1967
name: label: presenter
content: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
label: recipient
content: Fitzgerald, Ella
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1967. It is a cast bronze flutist (Pied Piper) on a wood base. The metal plate on the base is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>ELLA FITZGERALD<br>To the First Lady of Song<br>with grateful appreciation from the<br>AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS<br>“ASCAP”<br>STANLEY ADAMS PRESIDENT<br>OCTOBER 15, 1967</p>
label: Description
content: <p>ASCAP presents several types of special awards throughout the year to its music creator members in all genres of music. The awards include Henry Mancini Award, Latin Heritage Award, Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, and the Pied Piper Award, which is given to entertainers who have made significant contributions to words and music.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0342.053
label: accession number
content: 1996.0342
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0342.053
objectType: label: Object Name
content: award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 5 1/8 in x 8 15/16 in; 43.18 cm x 13.0175 cm x 22.70125 cm