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Playing the Piano

A celebration of piano players, famous and not so famous, as they practice their artistry.

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National Portrait Gallery 36 Filter by term Exclude term

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Photographs 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Sheet music 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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Date

1900s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 5 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
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North America 12 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 12 Filter by term Exclude term
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California 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Europe 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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Los Angeles 2 Filter by term Exclude term
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Currently not on view 34 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 2 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 240 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 250 1 Filter by term Exclude term

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Arts and Culture 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 31 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianos 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianist 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 23 Filter by term Exclude term

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Vladimir Horowitz

Elton John

Aaron Copland

Duke Ellington

Van Cliburn

George Gershwin Self-Portrait

Leon Fleisher in performance with the Syracuse Symphony

Ray Charles

Thelonious Monk

Marian Anderson and Leonard Bernstein

Fatha Hines

Keith Jarrett

Lux Lewis

Marc Blitzstein

Duke Ellington

Igor Stravinsky

Elliott Carter

James Merrill

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Nat "King" Cole

Thelonious Monk

Nat King Cole

Sammy Cahn (with Jimmy Van Heusen)

Liberace

Willie "the Lion" Smith

Oscar Hammerstein I

Irving Berlin

Mary Lou Williams

Ray Charles

Fats Waller

Vladimir Horowitz

Fats Domino

Vladimir Horowitz

Bud Powell

Aaron Copland

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