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

Resource Type

Photographs 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Drawings 10 Filter by term Exclude term
Cards (information artifacts) 5 Filter by term Exclude term
collectible card 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Exterior views 4 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Paintings 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Prints 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sculpture 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Culture

African Americans 4 Filter by term Exclude term

Date

1920s 3 Filter by term Exclude term
1940s 11 Filter by term Exclude term
1950s 1 Filter by term Exclude term
1980s 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Place

England 5 Filter by term Exclude term
London 5 Filter by term Exclude term
United Kingdom 5 Filter by term Exclude term
United States 3 Filter by term Exclude term
New York City 2 Filter by term Exclude term
North and Central America 2 Filter by term Exclude term
Colorado 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Denver 1 Filter by term Exclude term
North America 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Sun 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Set Name

National Portrait Gallery Collection 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Currently not on view 34 Filter by term Exclude term
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie Collection 5 Filter by term Exclude term
Popular Entertainment 5 Filter by term Exclude term
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 3 Filter by term Exclude term
Photographs and Still Images 3 Filter by term Exclude term
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection 2 Filter by term Exclude term
American Winners: Athletes and Entertainers Who Shaped the Nation 1 Filter by term Exclude term
Graphic Arts 1 Filter by term Exclude term

Topic

Entertainers 38 Filter by term Exclude term
Portraits 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Women 36 Filter by term Exclude term
Arts and Culture 35 Filter by term Exclude term
Motion pictures 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Movie actor 25 Filter by term Exclude term
Costume 20 Filter by term Exclude term
Stage actor 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Theater 16 Filter by term Exclude term
Design 15 Filter by term Exclude term

Rights & Restrictions

Usage conditions apply 26 Filter by term Exclude term
Not determined 12 Filter by term Exclude term
CC0 7 Filter by term Exclude term

Filter Settings

Included:

Remove Date: 1930s

Shirley Temple

Photograph of a female performer in costume

Kate Smith

Ethel Merman

Murial Smith

Fay Wray cinema card

Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen

Lupe Vélez cinema card

Clara Bow cinema card

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