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Gold-tone “1955 Torch Bearer Award” presented to Sammy Davis, Jr., at the City of Hope National Biennial Convention in 1955, featuring a golden statuette of a woman holding a flaming torch, mounted atop a marble base, 6˝ in diameter, with engraved star plate: “1955 Torch Bearer Award to Sammy Davis Jr., In Grateful Appreciation for Distinguished Service to City of Hope National Biennial Convention.” In fine condition, with some tarnishing, and an adhesive remnant to the marble.
Provenance: Julien’s Auctions, Hollywood Legends, April 2012.
City of Hope was founded in 1913 in Duarte, California, originally as the Jewish Consumptive Relief Association, a tuberculosis sanatorium created by a group of volunteers dedicated to helping those with limited means. As medical science advanced, the institution shifted its focus from tuberculosis to cancer and other life-threatening diseases, officially becoming the City of Hope Medical Center in 1946. Over the decades, it evolved into a world-renowned biomedical research and treatment center, pioneering breakthroughs in cancer therapy, bone marrow transplantation, and diabetes research. Today, City of Hope is recognized as one of the nation’s leading comprehensive cancer centers, combining cutting-edge research, compassionate clinical care, and education to transform the future of medicine.
