Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year Cup, presented to Ella Fitzgerald
date: label: presentation date
content: 1966
name: label: presenter
content: Los Angeles Times
label: recipient
content: Fitzgerald, Ella
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by the Los Angeles Times in 1966. It is made of silver with an engraved and embossed image of a standing eagle in front of a shield of stars and stripes with a quill pen and sword in its talons. The cup is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>LOS ANGELES TIMES<br>WOMAN OF THE YEAR<br>Award<br>1966<br>Ella Fitzgerald<br>FOR OUTSTANDING ACHEIVEMENT<br>HOWES</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup was started by Los Angeles cultural leader Dorothy Chandler in 1950. The award honored the accomplishments by women in the areas of science, religion, the arts, education and government, community service, entertainment, sports, business, and industry. The award ceased in 1977.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
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
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: 1996.0342.052
label: accession number
content: 1996.0342
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0342.052
objectType: label: Object Name
content: award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 5/16 in x 2 3/4 in; 8.41375 cm x 6.985 cm