Kennedy Center Paper Weight, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: presentation date
content: 1971
name: label: recipient
content: Ellington, Duke
label: presenter
content: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This paper weight was given to Duke Ellington by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971. It is made of marble in the shape of the Kennedy Center with and engraved metal plate on top. The plate is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>EDWARD KENNEDY ELLINGTON<br>FOUNDING ARTIST<br>JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS<br>DECEMBER 26, 1971</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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: 1989.0369.221
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.221
objectType: label: Object Name
content: paper weight
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: marble (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 5 in x 4 in; 5.08 cm x 12.7 cm x 10.16 cm