I (heart) Jazz in AZ button

Object Details

Description

This button celebrates jazz in Arizona. It is made of white paper with black and red ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a straight-style pin back. The button is printed:

I [red heart]
[saxophone shaped J] AZZ
in AZ

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lucille Levin

Physical Description

ink (overall material)

metal (overall material)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 2 1/4 in; x 5.715 cm

Object Name

button