Peninsula Jazz Party Button

Object Details

Description

This button is from the Peninsula Jazz Party in Palo Alto, California, in 1986. It has a pink background with black printing covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. These buttons were used for all Jazz Party goers as admission tickets. The button is printed:

PENINSULA JAZZ
1986
FRIDAY
PARTY

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

Data Source

National Museum of American History

user

Levin, Floyd

date made

1986

Credit Line

Gift of Lucille Levin

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; x .635 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name

button