Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

paint on wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 17 3/4 × 7/16 × 7/16 in. (45.1 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm)

Type:

batons (music equipment)

Date:

mid 20th-late 20th century

Description:

Wooden conductor's baton used by Cab Calloway. The black painted handle is larger than the white painted tapered shaft. Remnants of black paint on the tip of the shaft indicate it may have been painted black at one time.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Composers (Musicians)  Search this

Conductors (Musicians)  Search this

Dance  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam

Object number:

2013.237.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Musical Instruments

Exhibition:

Musical Crossroads

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ff85e423-b134-4d7c-9106-6b72e9dc2226

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.237.2