Pass for the Special Merit Awards Ceremony at the 2007 Grammy Awards: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A pass for the 2007 National Academy special merits award ceremony. The pass has a light gold background and a grammophone logo. On the back are the names and logos of sponsors for the event. The cloth lanyard is blue and bears the repeating logo of People Magazine. It is attached to the badge by steel clip, and there is a plastic clasp at the other end.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: February 10, 2007
• Issued by: The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, American, founded 1957
• Subject of: Ira Tucker Sr., American, 1925 - 2008
• Subject of: Dixie Hummingbirds, American, founded 1928
• Type: passes (tickets)
• Medium: paper, plastic , plastic laminate , metal , nylon
• Dimensions: H x W (event badge): 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (14.6 x 9.8 cm)
• Dimensions: L x W (lanyard): 12 in. (30.5 cm)
• Place collected: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2013.13.21
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Ira Tucker, Jr. of the Dixie Hummingbirds
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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