NAACP Tribute Trophy, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: presentation date
content: 1970
name: label: presenter
content: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
label: recipient
content: Ellington, Duke
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trophy was presented to Duke Ellington by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), in 1970. It is a silver globe with a flip top, interior lined with green velvet, mounted on a rock and black painted wood base, with and engraved metal plate and metal piano. The plate is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>NAACP TRIBUTE TO<br>DUKE ELLINGTON<br>AMERICA’S FOREMOST MUSICIAN<br>MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK<br>FEBRUARY 23, 1970</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This commemorative trophy was for a gala event, “Sold on Soul: A Royal Tribute to Duke Ellington,” presented by the NAACP and New York State Conference of Branches, in Madison Square Garden, on February 23, 1970. The gala was hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr. and featured performances by Louis Armstrong, Leslie Uggams, Ray Charles, Roberta Flack, Richie Havens, Stevie Wonder, Modern Jazz Quartet, and Duke Ellington and his Band.</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: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jazz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0369.043
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.043
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trophy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: stone (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: award: 8 in x 3 11/16 in x 3 5/8 in; 20.32 cm x 9.36625 cm x 9.2075 cm
label: Measurements
content: plate: 1 1/8 in x 3 5/16 in; 2.8575 cm x 8.41375 cm
label: Measurements
content: decorative element: 2 1/16 in x 1 5/8 in; 5.23875 cm x 4.1275 cm