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Entertaining Women: American Women on Stage and Screen

A celebration of American women entertainers, including musicians, dancers, comedians, actors, and other performers, represented in the Smithsonian's collections.

Museum / Unit

National Portrait Gallery 27 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 21 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound recordings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
gelatin silver print 1 Filter by term Exclude term
pressbook 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1930s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 6 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 4 Filter by term Exclude term
California 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Los Angeles 2 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Burbank 1 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Europe 1 Filter by term Exclude term
France 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Kings 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 2 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie Collection 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Movies 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Entertainers 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 19 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Singer 18 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 15 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1950s

Marilyn Monroe

Judy Garland

Leontyne Price, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After"

Veronica Lake

Dorothy Dandridge

Judy Garland

Eartha Kitt

Maria Callas

Marian Anderson

Patrice Munsel

Leontyne Price

Betty Hutton

Portrait of Marilyn

Josephine Baker

Dinah Shore

Lena Horne

Sarah Vaughan

Audrey Hepburn

Libba Cotten

Ann Miller

Shari Lewis

Martha Graham

Ava Gardner

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Kim Novak

Marilyn Monroe

Audrey Hepburn

Pearl Bailey

Ethel Merman and Mary Martin

Mae West

Damn Yankees

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