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Playing the Piano

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

Museum / Unit

National Portrait Gallery 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 17 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of Asian Art 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian Archives - History Div 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 32 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 24 Filter by term Exclude term
Sheet music 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
45 rpm records 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Collages (visual works) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Design drawings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exhibitions (events) 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 7 Filter by term Exclude term
Americans 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1900s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1910s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 4 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 10 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 8 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 9 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 21 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 12 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Kings 7 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 4 Filter by term Exclude term
California 3 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Europe 2 Filter by term Exclude term
France 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Los Angeles 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Painting and Sculpture 13 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center 3 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Music 52 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianos 50 Filter by term Exclude term
Entertainers 47 Filter by term Exclude term
Musical instruments 44 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 42 Filter by term Exclude term
Men 37 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Pianist 29 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 23 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 58 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 22 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 8 Filter by term Exclude term

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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

George Gershwin at Piano

Woman in Red Dress at Piano

Stevie Wonder in concert at the Constitution Hall, Washington D.C.

Stevie Wonder Thought Shares

Ray Charles

Peace Advocates

Fats Waller

Charles Palmer

George Gershwin

Vladimir Horowitz

Chess Life

John Lennon: Grand Piano Gift Bag

Gershwin

Fats Domino

Vladimir Horowitz

Piano Player

Bud Powell

Jerry Lee Lewis

Aaron Copland

Art Tatum

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