Tenth Annual International Ellington Conference Badge
Tenth Annual International Ellington Conference Badge
- Description
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This badge is from the 10th Annual International Ellington Conference in Culver City, California, in 1991. It made of white paper with black, blue, and red ink, encapsulated in plastic. The badge is printed:
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Lucille Levin
Studio City
CA
THE DUKE ELLINGTON SOCIETY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER
PRESENTS13,14
15,16
THE TENTH
ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL
ELLINGTON
CONFERENCE -
Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- badge
- date made
- 1991
- user
- Levin, Floyd
- place made
- United States: California, Los Angeles, Studio City
- Physical Description
- ink (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in; 15.875 cm x 9.525 cm
- ID Number
- 2011.3086.067
- nonaccession number
- 2011.3086
- catalog number
- 2011.3086.067
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lucille Levin
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- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Jazz
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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