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Living Legend Award

Award
1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jamie Wilkes Trophies (suppliers)
Williams, LaVon (designers)
Place of origin
North Carolina (made)

Living Legend Award presented to Yvonne Brewster by the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina, 1997.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Awards
Theatre
Object type
Award
TitleLiving Legend Award (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plastic and wood
Plastic
Paper
Wood
Brief description
Living Legend Award given to Yvonne Brewster by the National Black Theatre Festvial, 1997
Physical description
Living Legend Award given to Yvonne Brewster by the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina, 1997. Wooden plaque with printed flyer for the National Black Theatre Festival featuring the logo of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company - a Zulu shield depicting four performers and a saxaphone - mounted underneath a clear rectangular acrylic plaque. Mounted below this is a black plastic plaque engraved with the details of the award.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.6
  • Width: 30cm
  • Depth: 2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1997 National Black THEATRE FESTIVAL An International Celebration and Reunion of Spirit August 4-9, 1997 Winston, Salem, North Carolina Larry Leon Hamlin, Producer & Artistic Director THE 1997 NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL presents to YVONNE BREWSTER The Living Legend Award For Your Profound Contributions to Black Theatre and the Entertainment Industry as a While Presented this 4th day of August, 1997 Debbie Allen Chairperson Larry Leon Hamlin Producer & Artistic Director
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Yvonne Brewster
Summary
Living Legend Award presented to Yvonne Brewster by the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina, 1997.
Other number
THM/516 - V&A Archive number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.816-2019

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Record createdNovember 28, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1518436/living-legend-award-award-williams-lavon/
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