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National Medal of Arts Item Info

Title:
National Medal of Arts
Creator:
President of the United States of America
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1996
Description:
National Medal of Arts presented to Lionel Hampton. 4 inch gold medal designed by sculptor Robert Graham. The medal has a loop on top, from which it is attached by a purple ribbon to an 8 x 7 1/2 x 2 inch display. On the obverse it reads: National Medal of Arts, and on the reverse: United States of America; Lionel Hampton. Accompanying the medal is a 3/4 inch version of it, on a blue ribbon attached by a pin to a 34 inch long purple ribbon neck tie. The medal is inside a wood box. Also a 4 x 6 inch glass engraved display
Subjects:
Plaques and Awards Hampton, Lionel--Archives
Source:
IJC MG 001, Box 106, International Jazz Collections, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives, https://www.ijc.uidaho.edu
Source Identifier:
LH.VII.244
Type:
Image;StillImage; Text
Format:
image/jpeg

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Preferred Citation:
"National Medal of Arts", Lionel Hampton Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/hampton_collection/items/ijc_lionel_hampton_0278.html
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Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
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