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User:
Levin, Floyd  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
metal (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/8 in; x 7.9375 cm
Object Name:
button
Place made:
United States: Louisiana, New Orleans
Description:
<p>This button is from the New Orleans Jazz Club Jazz Party in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is made of white paper with Black, red and green ink covered with a clear film, on a two-piece metal button with a pin back. The button is printed:</p>
<p>PATRON<br>NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLUB<br>[image of gramophone]<br>NEW ORLEANS, LA.<br>PATRON<br>[image of phonograph]<br>JAZZ WITH A MINT FLAVOR</p>
<p>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 <i>Down Beat</i>, <i>Jazz Journal International</i>, <i>Metronome</i>, and <i>American Rag</i>. He also authored <i>Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians</i>. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucille Levin
ID Number:
2011.3086.192
Nonaccession number:
2011.3086
Catalog number:
2011.3086.192
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Jazz
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-99ec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1423745