Self-Portrait of Phyllis Diller

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Object Details

maker

Diller, Phyllis

Description

This framed work of art is a self-portrait of Phyllis Diller. She depicts herself on a blue background with a black marker outline of her face and hair with blue eyes and pink lips enhanced with colored paint. Diller began painting for pleasure in the mid-1980s. During this time, she was staying in a large suite at Harrah’s in Reno, NV where she had enough space to set up several easels and canvases. She described her style as painting quickly and without too much thought about each individual painting. This quick style allowed her to complete anywhere from ten to twenty-five paintings per day.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Phyllis Diller

ID Number

2003.0289.20

accession number

2003.0289

catalog number

2003.0289.20

Object Name

drawing

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

felt tip pen (overall material)

metal (overall material)

glass (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 16 in x 13 in x 1/2 in; 40.64 cm x 33.02 cm x 1.27 cm

place made

United States: California, Los Angeles

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Humor

Comedians

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-a0b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1247694