Ginger Rogers

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Object Details

Artist

Isamu Noguchi, 17 Nov 1904 - 30 Dec 1988

Sitter

Ginger Rogers, 16 Jul 1911 - 25 Apr 1995

Exhibition Label

Ginger Rogers 1911–1995

Born Independence, Missouri

Ginger Rogers won the Texas State Charleston Championship at age fourteen and embarked on the vaudeville circuit. By 1930 she had become a Broadway star in Girl Crazy. Hollywood beckoned, and Rogers partnered in ten films with Fred Astaire, bringing a silvery glamour to the Depression era in such movies as Gay Divorcee and Top Hat. Other films included Stage Door and Kitty Foyle, for which she received a Best Actress Oscar in 1940.

Nacida en Independence, Misuri

Tras ganar el campeonato estatal de charlestón en Texas a los catorce años, Ginger Rogers se dedicó al vodevil. Para 1930 ya era estrella de Broadway con Girl Crazy. Luego, en Hollywood, fue pareja de Fred Astaire en 10 películas, haciendo brillar el glamour en plena Gran Depresión con películas como Gay Divorcee y Top Hat. También actuó en Stage Door y Kitty Foyle, por la cual obtuvo el Oscar a la mejor actriz en 1940.

Provenance

The Ginger Rogers Trust; purchased NPG 1996

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee

Date

1942

Object number

NPG.96.103

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

Sculpture

Medium

Pink Georgia marble

Dimensions

With Base: 50.8 x 18.7 x 26.7cm (20 x 7 3/8 x 10 1/2")

Without Base: 37.5 x 18.7 x 26.7cm (14 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 10 1/2")

Base: 13.3 x 18.7 x 20.3cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 8")

Place

United States\Arizona

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Exhibition

American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation

On View

NPG, West Gallery 240

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Ginger Rogers: Female

Ginger Rogers: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor

Ginger Rogers: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor

Ginger Rogers: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer

Ginger Rogers: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Dance\Dancer\Tap dancer

Ginger Rogers: Performing arts awards\Academy Award

Portrait

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