Chicago Defender Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

Description:

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald from The Chicago Defender in 1946. It is a copper urn on a black plastic base. The award is engraved:

CHICAGO DEFENDER
QUEEN OF SWING
19 - AWARD – 46
WON BY

ELLA FITZGERALD

The Chicago Defender is an African American newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois. The newspaper was founded by Robert S. Abbott in 1905 and reported on Civil Rights issues such as Jim Crow-era violence, racial segregation, and other social issues of the day. The Chicago Defender featured writings of Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ida B. Wells, and other African American luminaries. The newspaper began an online publication in 2019.

Presentation Date: 1946

Presenter: Chicago DefenderRecipient: Fitzgerald, Ella

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

Subject: Awards and Prizes

Subject:

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.074Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.074

Object Name: award

Physical Description: copper; iron; plastic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 34.29 cm x 21.59 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-080c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1190839

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