ASCAP Plaque, presented to Harry Warren: Museum Object and Cultural History
ASCAP Plaque, presented to Harry Warren: presentation date: 1959. recipient: Warren, Harry. presenter: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
The object in the museum catalogue
This plaque was presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to composer Harry Warren on November 20, 1959. It is made of medium-brown stained wood with a metal plate. The metal plate is engraved:
TO OUR BELOVED MEMBER HARRY WARREN IN RECOGNITION OF HIS MANY DISTINGUISHED YEARS OF DEVOTION TO THE ART OF SONG WRITING AND WHOSE GOD-GIVEN TALENT, MAGIC PEN AND MEMORABLE SONGS HAVE NOT ONLY BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL SCENE BUT HAVE BROUGHT JOY AND HAPPINESS TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD WE SALUTE YOU! AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS NOVEMBER 20, 1959 STANLEY ADAMS PRESIDENT
Materials, dates and provenance
- presentation date: 1959
- recipient: Warren, Harry
- presenter: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Object Name: plaque
- Measurements: overall: 15 in x 12 in x 1 in; 38.1 cm x 30.48 cm x 2.54 cm
- place made: United States
- Subject: Awards and Prizes
- ID Number: 2002.3101.12
- catalog number: 2002.3101.12
- nonaccession number: 2002.3101
- Credit Line: Gift of Jophe Jones and Julia Riva
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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