Louis Armstrong
notes: label: Description
content: This Louis Armstrong wind-up plastic toy is part of Black Americana, a genre of objects reflecting African American history. The doll is wearing a straw boater hat, a red plaid suit with black pants, and is playing a trumpet atop a colorful platform. Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo," was an American musician whose jazz career spanned over five decades. He received two Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
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content: .
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
topic: label: Subject
content: Stereotypes
label: Subject
content: Racism
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2018.0188.14
label: accession number
content: 2018.0188
label: catalog number
content: 2018.0188.14
objectType: label: Object Name
content: collectible
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/2 in x 3 in x 3 in; 24.13 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm