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Vision Award, presented to Ella Fitzgerald

Object Details

Description

This award was presented to Ella Fitzgerald by the Eye Research Institute at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1989. It is a glass plate with a stylized Egyptian eye mounted on a glass base. The base is etched:

ELLA FITZGERALD
WOMAN OF VISION AWARD
presented by
EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
MAY 24, 1989

Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
presenter
Schepens Eye Research Institute
recipient
Fitzgerald, Ella
presentation date
1989
Credit Line
Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 10 1/2 in x 6 in x 5 15/16 in; 26.67 cm x 15.24 cm x 15.08125 cm
Object Name
award
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