DownBeat Magazine Award, presented to Duke Ellington

Object Details

Description

This plaque was presented to Duke Ellington by DownBeat magazine in 1948. It is a wooden plaque with a cast metal musical note and an engraved metal plate. The musical note is cast:

1948
DOWN BEAT
AWARD

(and the metal plate is engraved):

DUKE ELLINGTON
FAVORITE SOLOIST
FIRST PLACE

American music magazine, DownBeat, was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. The publication is devoted to “jazz, blues and beyond.” DownBeat magazine publishes annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories and presents awards to its winners.

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Museum of American History

recipient

Ellington, Duke

presenter

Down Beat Magazine

presentation date

1948

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 6 1/2 in x 10 in x 1 in; 16.51 cm x 25.4 cm x 2.54 cm

Object Name

plaque