NAACP Plaque, presented to Bobby Short: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This plaque was presented to Bobby Short by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), in 1986. It is made of medium-brown stained wood plaque, with an engraved metal plate with portraits of past NAACP Presidents. The plate is engraved:

An Evening with Bobby Short OUR TRIBUTE TO FIFTY GOLDEN YEARS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE Alice Tully Hall. Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts New York, New York November 3, 1986

This commemorative plaque was for a benefit concert, “An Evening with Bobby Short,” presented by the NAACP in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, on November 3, 1986.

Materials, dates and provenance

• presentation date: 1986
• recipient: Short, Bobby
• presenter: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• maker: Simba Awards Ltd.
• Object Name: plaque
• Measurements: overall: 12 in x 15 in x 1 in; 30.48 cm x 38.1 cm x 2.54 cm
• Measurements: overall: 1 in x 12 1/16 in x 15 in; 2.54 cm x 30.63875 cm x 38.1 cm
• place made: United States: New York, New York
• ID Number: 2006.0071.17
• accession number: 2006.0071
• catalog number: 2006.0071.17
• Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Robert W. Short (through Robert G. Nahas)
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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