Skip to main content

Link to Smithsonian homepage

Smithsonian Music

Main menu

  • Calendar
  • Listen
  • Learn
    • Ask Smithsonian
    • Collections Spotlights
    • Music Stories
  • Watch
  • Blog

Thomas "Fats" Waller medal, American Negro Commemorative Society series, United States, 1970

Object Details

Description (Brief)
One (1) Thomas Waller medal
United States, 1970
Obverse Image: Bust of Waller.
Obverse Text: THOMAS 'FATS' WALLER / 1904 - 1943 / R.T.
Reverse Image: Waller playing the piano and three other men playing instruments.
Reverse Text: A RARE JAZZ ARTIST AND A GREAT MUSICAL PERSONALITY / R.T.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
issuing authority
American Negro Commemorative Society
associated person
Waller, Fats
maker
Franklin Mint
Date made
1970
Credit Line
American Negro Commemorative Society
Physical Description
silver (overall material)
Measurements
medal: 3.88 cm; x 1 1/2 in
Object Name
medal
Other Terms
Medal; Commemorative
Medal, Thomas "Fats" Waller
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Link to Smithsonian homepage

  • About
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
Back to Top