Ellington School for the Arts | Washington, D.C.
March 26, 2009 by lindsey
Filed under Visual & Performing Arts, Washington DC
Named for the American jazz bandleader and composer Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899–1974), the prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts, located in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C, was founded in 1974 and is the only DC public high school that provides professional arts training and college preparation to talented DC public school students. [...]
Duke Ellington Mural | Washington D.C.
March 9, 2009 by lindsey
Filed under Washington DC
The Duke Ellington Mural is located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington D.C., within the Mount Vernon Square historic district, an area that has been a hub of African-American cultural life since the late 19th century and the neighborhood that shaped and nurtured him. The Duke grew up just around the corner on Bates Street [...]
