Tenth Annual International Ellington Conference Badge: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This badge is from the 10th Annual International Ellington Conference in Culver City, California, in 1991. It made of white paper with black, blue, and red ink, encapsulated in plastic. The badge is printed:

FLOYD LEVIN SPEAKER [printed on paper and attached to the front of the badge] THE DUKE ELLINGTON SOCIETY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER PRESENTS ELLINGTON '91 JUNE 13,14 15,16 THE TENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ELLINGTON CONFERENCE

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: 1991
• user: Levin, Floyd
• Object Name: badge
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 4 3/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 9.525 cm
• place made: United States: California, Los Angeles, Studio City
• ID Number: 2011.3086.066
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 2011.3086.066
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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