Judy Garland Award Proclamation from New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner in Custom Presentation Folder

Original 1959 certificate for "distinguished and exceptional service," in presentation folder, signed by Mayor Wagner and dated 11 May, 1959.  Measures approx. 9.5 x 12.25 x .25 inches. Exhibiting age, handling, surface marring and edge wear.  Overall, in very good condition. From the collection of Liza Minnelli. 

On the 11th of May, Judy opened at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York and was the first female pop singer to play there.  The engagement benefitted the Children’s Asthma Research Institute and Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and grossed $190k during its run through May 17, 1959.On this same day, the mayor of New York, Robert Wagner, presented Judy with the present special citation for her work and her charitable work. (18312)

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