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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 161 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of American History 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Resource Type

Photographs 112 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 17 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 15 Filter by term Exclude term
Postage stamps 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 9 Filter by term Exclude term
Mirrors 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Collages (visual works) 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Folk art 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Positive Transparency 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 5 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1910s 7 Filter by term Exclude term
1920s 13 Filter by term Exclude term
1930s 36 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 27 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 28 Filter by term Exclude term
1960s 15 Filter by term Exclude term
1970s 22 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 18 Filter by term Exclude term
1990s 14 Filter by term Exclude term
2000s 11 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

United States 19 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 18 Filter by term Exclude term
New York 12 Filter by term Exclude term
Kings 11 Filter by term Exclude term
United States of America 10 Filter by term Exclude term
California 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Europe 3 Filter by term Exclude term
France 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Ville de Paris, Départment de 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Île-de-France 2 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 161 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 156 Filter by term Exclude term
National Postal Museum Collection 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 4 Filter by term Exclude term
NPG, West Gallery 250 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Photography 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Work and Industry: Photographic History 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Art 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Entertainers 166 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 166 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 161 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 101 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 100 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 99 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 89 Filter by term Exclude term
Interior decoration 88 Filter by term Exclude term
Music 84 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 133 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 27 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 23 Filter by term Exclude term

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Stamp with illustration of Isadora Duncan in movement, on one foot with head and arms extended

Forever Innovative Choreographers: Isadora Duncan single

Lillian Russell

29c Annie Oakley mini sheet single

Mary Pickford

Tina Turner

Greta Garbo

Marilyn Monroe

Beyoncé

Anna May Wong

Lucille Ball

Chita Rivera

Mae West

Annie Oakley

Shirley MacLaine

Liza Minnelli

Diane Keaton

Rita Moreno

Madonna

Clara Bow

Halle Berry

Gloria Swanson

Lillian Gish

Colleen Moore

Cher

37c Martha Graham single

Loïe Fuller

Josephine Baker

Meryl Streep

29c Billie Holiday single

Beverly Sills

39c Black Heritage: Ella Fitzgerald single

Bessie Smith, from the unrealized portfolio "Noble Black Women: The Harlem Renaissance and After"

Irene Dunne

Anna May Wong

Fanny Brice

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