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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 25 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archives of American Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Archival materials 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Mirrors 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sheet music 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1930s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 2 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 6 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Kings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 2 Filter by term Exclude term
New York City 2 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Chicago 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Illinois 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

Currently not on view 25 Filter by term Exclude term
National Portrait Gallery Collection 25 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Nickolas Muray 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Entertainers 30 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 28 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 27 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Interior decoration 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 13 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 22 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 9 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1940s

Lucille Ball

Photograph of Gladys Bentley

Irene Dunne

Elizabeth Taylor

Ella Fitzgerald, from the portfolio 'O, Write My Name': American Portraits, Harlem Heroes

Lily Pons

Dale Evans

Veronica Lake

Myrna Loy

"Patsy Montana's New Songs"

Photograph of Lena Horne in profile

Barnum & Bailey Circus performers

Martha Graham--Letter to the World--(Swirl)

Olivia de Havilland

Sophie Tucker

Marlene Dietrich

Marian Anderson, Celebrated Contralto, Recognized as one of the Greatest of All Time

Patrice Munsel

Marian Anderson

Mary Martin

Kate Smith

Jane Russell

Pearl Bailey

Murial Smith

Ruth Gordon

Eleanor Powell

Mae West

Mary Lou Williams

Pearl Primus

Agnes de Mille

Martha Graham

Gloria Swanson

Esther Williams

Photograph of Eartha Kitt

Photograph of a female performer in costume

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