Concerts in the Park Badge: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This badge is from a Concerts in the Park program in the San Fernando Valley, California. It is made of green paper with black ink, laminated in plastic. The badge is printed:

Concerts in the Park BACKSTAGE ACCESS PASS 126 [logo] VALLEY CULTURAL CENTER

The Valley Cultural Foundation was formed in 1975 to assist the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks in bringing arts and culture to the San Fernando Valley. It is a non-profit organization that supports concerts, programs, community outreach, awards and scholarships.

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.

Materials, dates and provenance

• user: Levin, Floyd
• Object Name: badge
• Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 4 7/8 in x 2 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 7.3025 cm
• place made: United States: California, San Fernando Valley
• ID Number: 2011.3086.123
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 201.3086.123
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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