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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 151 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 29 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 17 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 127 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 6 Filter by term Exclude term
gelatin silver print 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Cards (information artifacts) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
collectible card 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 21 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 44 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 36 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 31 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 23 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 21 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
2010s 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 39 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 17 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Kings 11 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 9 Filter by term Exclude term
New York City 7 Filter by term Exclude term
California 6 Filter by term Exclude term
England 6 Filter by term Exclude term
United Kingdom 6 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 151 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 146 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 25 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Music & Musical Instruments 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie Collection 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Women 164 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 163 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 157 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 151 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 101 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 96 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 96 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 89 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 84 Filter by term Exclude term
Interior decoration 83 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 141 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 51 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 25 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

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Remove Date: 1990s

Mary Lou Williams

Ali Macgraw

Lena Horne

Tallulah Bankhead

Lauren Bacall

Sarah Vaughan

Audrey Hepburn

Margaux Hemingway

Judith Jamison in "Cry"

Eleanor Powell

Diane Lane

Libba Cotten

Aretha Franklin

Pearl Primus

Laurie Anderson

Diana Ross

Joan Baez

Ann Miller

Gelsey Kirkland

Shari Lewis

Sigourney Weaver

Agnes de Mille

Martha Graham

Nina Simone - Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass. - 1969

Brooke Shields

Gloria Swanson

Martha Graham

Ava Gardner

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Josephine Baker

Kim Novak

Marilyn Monroe

Carmelita Maracci

Shirley Temple

Gloria Swanson

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