Hi-Fi '98 Badge: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This badge is from the Home Theater and Specialty Audio Show [Hi-Fi ’98] in Los Angeles, California, in 1998. It is made of white paper with black ink, laminated in plastic, with a metal spring clip on the back. The badge is printed:

HI-FI '98 The Home Theater & Specialty Audio Show Floyd Levin Jazz Journal International PRESS

Hi-Fi is an annual event, sponsored mostly by Stereophile magazine, with exhibits featuring the latest in audiophile gear as well as panel discussions and seminars relating to electronic audio recording and reproductions. Hi-Fi ’98 was held in the Westin Hotel and Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, June 9-14, 1998.

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

• date made: 1998
• user: Levin, Floyd
• Object Name: badge
• Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Physical Description: metal (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 3 3/8 in x 4 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 10.795 cm
• place made: United States: California, Los Angeles
• ID Number: 2011.3086.127
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 2011.3086.127
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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