“Miss Fun Fishing 1973” Trophy awarded to Phyllis Diller
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Object Details
- Date made
- 1973
- issuer
- Field and Stream Magazine
- Description
- This trophy was awarded to Phyllis Diller when she was named “Miss Fun Fishing 1973” after posing nude for Field and Stream magazine. The award was presented “on the occasion of her selection as the first centerfold in the magazine’s 78 year history.” The trophy goes on to explain that “fishing and humor are two universally popular sources of entertainment for people of all ages.” The centerfold in the June 1973 issue of Field and Stream showed Diller wearing fishing waders which covered her entire body except for her shoulders and arms. The fur bonnet that she wore during the photoshoot is also in NMAH’s collection (Catalog Number 2003.0289.12).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Subject
- Humor
- Comedians
- Journalism
- Nude
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Phyllis Diller
- Trophies
- Credit Line
- Gift of Phyllis Diller
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2003.0289.16
- accession number
- 2003.0289
- catalog number
- 2003.0289.16
- Object Name
- Trophy
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- adhesive (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 40 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in x 5 3/4 in; 102.87 cm x 18.0975 cm x 14.605 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_1247690