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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 15 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture 4 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 8 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 6 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Books 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Phonograph records 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Record covers 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sound recordings 1 Filter by term Exclude term
digital media - born analog 1 Filter by term Exclude term
ensemble 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 8 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 3 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Allegheny County 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Boston 1 Filter by term Exclude term
California 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Detroit 1 Filter by term Exclude term
District of Columbia 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Garden City 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Hollywood 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 14 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Phyllis Diller 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 3 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Civil Rights Movement 1 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 250 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Entertainers 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 14 Filter by term Exclude term
Musicians 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Singer 13 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 8 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 6 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1960s

Phyllis Diller Laughs

"The Funniest Woman in the World:" Moms Mabley Onstage

Janis Joplin

Audrey Hepburn

Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN

The Supremes (Florence Ballard, Diana Ross, Mary Wilson)

The Supremes

Book: Phyllis Diller’s Marriage Manual

Judy Garland

Ensemble worn by Phyllis Diller on USO Tour

Elisabeth Rethberg

Leontyne Price

Barbra Streisand

Odetta

Lauren Bacall

Libba Cotten

Aretha Franklin

Joan Baez

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

Julie Andrews

Marilyn Monroe

Photographic print of Eartha Kitt carrying a poodle

The Supremes (Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard)

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