Lane College Band Award, presented to William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson: Museum Object and Cultural History
Lane College Band Award, presented to William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson: presentation date: 1976. Object Name: award. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This award was presented by Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee to American jazz trumpeter William Alonzo “Cat” Anderson in 1976. It is made of a base of shield-shaped wood with a metal plate attached to the front with screws. The plate is engraved:
LANE COLLEGE BAND DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN’S AWARD PRESENTED TO CAT ANDERSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO JAZZ AND HUMANITY. ALSO, IN APPRECIATION FOR CONDUCTING LANE’S 2nd ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.
Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, founded in 1882, is one of the historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.
Materials, dates and provenance
- presentation date: 1976
- Object Name: award
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13/16 in x 8 1/2 in x 10 5/16 in; 2.06375 cm x 21.59 cm x 26.19375 cm
- Subject: Awards and Prizes
- ID Number: 1998.3074.03
- nonaccession number: 1998.3074
- catalog number: 1998.3074.03
- Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Anderson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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