Union United Methodist Church Plaque, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: presentation date
content: 1969
name: label: recipient
content: Ellington, Duke
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This plaque was presented to Duke Ellington by the Union United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, New York in 1969. It is a shield-shaped wooden plaque with an engraved metal plate. The metal plate is engraved:</p>
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content: <p>PRESENTED TO<br>DUKE ELLINGTON<br>IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION<br>TO BLACK CULTURAL AWARENESS THROUGH JAZZ.<br>UNION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<br>BROOKLYN, NEW YORK<br>83RD ANNIVERSARY<br>OCT 25, 1969</p>
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content: <p>History from the church’s website:</p>
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content: <p><i>Founded in 1846 as the New York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, the congregation is now known as the Union United Methodist Church. The cornerstone for the present church, Sunday school and parsonage buildings was laid in 1889. J.C. Cady designed the Romanesque complex, which was completed in 1891. The 100-by-103-foot church auditorium, which is in the form of a Greek cross, seats 1,100 and is covered by a square dome supported on four massive columns. The 100-foot tower is in the center of the New York Avenue facade.</i></p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Brooklyn
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Jazz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0369.223
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.223
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 12 in x 1 in; 25.4 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm