Grammy Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

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Description:

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS), in 1958. It is a medium-brown stained wood base with a gold-tone gramophone on top and engraved metal plate. Jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald received this Grammy for either Best Vocal Performance, Female for the album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book, or Best Jazz Performance, Individual for the album, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book. The metal plate is engraved:

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING
ARTS & SCIENCES – 1958

Presentation Date: 1958

Recipient: Fitzgerald, EllaPresenter: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Subject: Awards and Prizes

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, Jazz

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Credit Line: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.041Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.041

Object Name: award

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 5/16 in x 4 5/8 in x 5 in; 16.03375 cm x 11.7475 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-d194-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1027999

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