Letter to Dizzy Gillespie from Edward R. Murrow regarding an African tour: Museum Object and Cultural History
Letter to Dizzy Gillespie from Edward R. Murrow regarding an African tour: Date: February 7, 1961. Created by: Edward R. Murrow, American, 1908 - 1965. Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993.
The object in the museum catalogue
A typewritten letter on United States Information Agency letterhead. The letter starts, "Dear Mr. Gillespie: / Your letter of congratulations was most welcome, / and I appreciate your good wishes as I begin my work / with USIA." It is signed "Edward R. Murrow" in the bottom right corner.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: February 7, 1961
- Created by: Edward R. Murrow, American, 1908 - 1965
- Subject of: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
- Type: letters (correspondence)
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Place made: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Correspondence
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Local and regional
- Object number: 2012.172.11
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: No Known Copyright Restrictions Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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