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Duke Ellington Collection

Creator:
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this
Names:
Duke Ellington Orchestra  Search this
Washingtonians, The.  Search this
Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)  Search this
Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Musical History  Search this
Extent:
400 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Papers
Photographic prints
Posters
Sound recordings
Scrapbooks
Music
Clippings
Awards
Audiotapes
Place:
New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- 20th century
Washington (D.C.) -- 20th century
Date:
1903 - 1989
Summary:
The collection documents Duke Ellington's career primarily through orchestrations (scores and parts), music manuscripts, lead sheets, transcriptions, and sheet music. It also includes concert posters, concert programs, television, radio, motion picture and musical theater scripts, business records, correspondence, awards, as well as audiotapes, audiodiscs, photographs, tour itineraries, newspaper clippings, magazines, caricatures, paintings, and scrapbooks.
Scope and Contents:
Dating approximately from the time Duke Ellington permanently moved to New York City in 1923 to the time the material was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in 1988, the bulk of the material in the Duke Ellington Collection is dated from 1934-1974 and comprises sound recordings, original music manuscripts and published sheet music, hand-written notes, correspondence, business records, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings, concert programs, posters, pamphlets, books and other ephemera. These materials document Ellington's contributions as composer, musician, orchestra leader, and an ambassador of American music and culture abroad. In addition, the materials paint a picture of the life of a big band maintained for fifty years and open a unique window through which to view an evolving American society.

The approximate four hundred cubic feet of archival materials have been processed and organized into sixteen series arranged by type of material. Several of the series have been divided into subseries allowing additional organization to describe the content of the material. For example, Series 6, Sound Recordings, is divided into four subseries: Radio and Television Interviews, Concert Performances, Studio Dates and Non-Ellington Recordings. Each series has its own scope and content note describing the material and arrangement (for example; Series 10, Magazines and Newspaper Articles, is organized into two groups, foreign and domestic, and arranged chronologically within each group). A container list provides folder titles and box numbers.

The bulk of the material is located in Series 1, Music Manuscripts, and consists of compositions and arrangements by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn and other composers. Series 6, Sound Recordings also provides a record of the performance of many of these compositions. The materials in Series 2, Performances and Programs, Series 3, Business Records, Series 8, Scrapbooks, Series 9, Newspaper Clippings, Series 11, Publicity and Series 12, Posters provide documentation of specific performances by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Ellington was a spontaneous and prolific composer as evidenced by music, lyrical thoughts, and themes for extended works and plays captured on letterhead stationery in Series 3, Business Records, in the margin notes of individual books and pamphlets in Series 14, Religious Materials and Series 15, Books, and in the hand-written notes in Series 5, Personal Correspondence and Notes.

During its fifty-year lifespan, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra were billed under various names including The Washingtonians, The Harlem Footwarmers and The Jungle Band. The soloists were informally called "the band", and Series 3 includes salary statements, IOU's, receipts and ephemera relating to individual band members. Series 1, Music Manuscripts contains the soloists' parts and includes "band books" of several soloists (for example; Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges) and numerous music manuscripts of Billy Strayhorn. The changing role of Strayhorn from arranger hired in 1938 to Ellington's main collaborator and composer of many well-known titles for Duke Ellington and His Orchestra including "Take The A' Train" and "Satin Doll" can be traced in these music manuscripts. Series 7, Photographs and Series 2, Performances and Programs contain many images of the band members and Strayhorn. This Collection also documents the business history of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Series 3, Business Records contains correspondence on letterhead stationery and Series 11, Publicity contains promotional material from the various booking agencies, professional companies, and public relations firms that managed the Orchestra.

The materials in the Duke Ellington Collection provide insight into public and institutional attitudes towards African Americans in mid-twentieth-century America. The business records in Series 3 beginning in 1938 and published sheet music in Series 1 depict Duke Ellington's progression from an African-American musician who needed "legitimization" by a white publisher, Irving Mills, to a businessmen who established his own companies including Tempo Music and Duke Ellington, Incorporated to control his copyright and financial affairs. Programs from the segregated Cotton Club in Series 2, Performances And Programs and contracts with no-segregation clauses in Series 3: Business Records further illustrate racial policies and practices in this time period. The public shift in perception of Duke Ellington from a leader of an exotic "Jungle Band" in the 1930s to a recipient of the Congressional Medal Of Freedom in 1970 is evidenced in Series 2, Performances And Programs, Series 12, Posters, Series 7, Photographs and Series 13, Awards. Reviews and articles reflecting Ellington's evolving status are also documented in Series 8, Newspaper Clippings, Series 9, Scrapbooks, Series 10, Newspaper and Magazine Articles.

The materials in the Duke Ellington Collection reflect rapid technological changes in American society from 1923-1982. Sound recordings in Series 6 range from 78 phonograph records of three minutes duration manufactured for play on Victrolas in monaural sound to long-playing (LP) phonograph records produced for stereo record players. Television scripts in Series 4, programs in Series 2 and music manuscripts (for example, Drum Is A Woman) in Series 1 demonstrate how the development of television as a means of mass communication spread the Orchestra's sound to a wider audience. The availability of commercial air travel enabled the Ellington Orchestra to extend their international performances from Europe to other continents including tours to Asia, Africa, South America and Australia and archival material from these tours is included in every series.

Series 4, Scripts and Transcripts and Series 6, Audio Recordings contain scripts and radio performances promoting the sale of United States War bonds during World War II, and Series 7, Photographs includes many images of Duke Ellington and His Orchestra's performances for military personnel revealing the impact of historic events on Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. Series 2: Programs and Performances, Series 9, Newspaper clippings and Series 8, Scrapbooks document the 1963 Far East tour aborted as a result of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.

The Duke Ellington Collection contains works by numerous twentieth-century music, literature, and art luminaries. Series 1, Music Manuscripts contains original music manuscripts of William Grant Still, Eubie Blake, Mary Lou Williams, and others. Series 4, Scripts and Transcripts contains a play by Langston Hughes, and Series 12, Posters contains many original artworks.
Arrangement:
Series 1: Music Manuscripts, circa 1930-1981, undated

Series 2: Performances and Programs, 1933-1973, undated

Series 3: Business Records, 1938-1988

Series 4: Scripts and Transcripts, 1937-1970

Series 5: Personal Correspondence and Notes, 1941-1974, undated

Series 6: Sound Recordings, 1927-1974

Series 7: Photographs, 1924-1972, undated

Series 8: Scrapbooks, 1931-1973

Series 9: Newspaper Clippings, 1939-1973, undated

Series 10: Magazine Articles and Newspaper Clippings, 1940-1974

Series 11: Publicity, 1935-1988

Series 12: Posters and Oversize Graphics, 1933-1989, undated

Series 13: Awards, 1939-1982

Series 14: Religious Material, 1928-1974

Series 15: Books, 1903-1980

Series 16: Miscellaneous, 1940-1974
Biographical / Historical:
A native of Washington, DC, Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29, 1899. Edward was raised in a middle-class home in the Northwest section of Washington described by his sister Ruth--younger by sixteen years--as a "house full of love." Ellington himself wrote that his father J.E. (James Edward) raised his family "as though he were a millionaire" but Edward was especially devoted to his mother, Daisy Kennedy Ellington. In 1969, thirty-four years after his mother's death, Ellington accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom with these words, "There is nowhere else I would rather be tonight but in my mother's arms." Both his parents played the piano and Ellington began piano lessons at the age of seven, but like many boys he was easily distracted by baseball.

In his early teens, Ellington sneaked into Washington clubs and performance halls where he was exposed to ragtime musicians, including James P. Johnson, and where he met people from all walks of life. He returned in earnest to his piano studies, and at age fourteen wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag" also known as "Poodle Dog Rag." Ellington was earning income from playing music at seventeen years of age, and around this time he earned the sobriquet "Duke" for his sartorial splendor and regal air. On July 2, 1918, he married a high school sweetheart, Edna Thompson; their only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington, was born on March 11, 1919. Duke Ellington spent the first twenty-four years of his life in Washington's culturally thriving Negro community. In this vibrant atmosphere he was inspired to be a composer and learned to take pride in his African-American heritage.

Ellington moved to New York City in 1923 to join and eventually lead a small group of transplanted Washington musicians called "The Washingtonians," which included future Ellington band members, Sonny Greer, Otto Hardwicke and "Bubber" Miley. Between 1923 and 1927, the group played at the Club Kentucky on Broadway and the ensemble increased from a quintet to a ten-piece orchestra. With stride pianist Willie "The Lion" Smith as his unofficial guide, Ellington soon became part of New York's music scene; Smith proved to be a long-lasting influence on Duke's composing and arranging direction. At the Club Kentucky, Ellington came under the tutelage of another legendary stride pianist, "Fats" Waller. Waller, a protege of Johnson and Smith, played solos during the band's breaks and also tutored Ellington who began to show progress in his compositions. In November 1924, Duke made his publishing and recording debut with "Choo Choo (I Got To Hurry Home)" released on the Blu-Disc label. In 1925, he contributed two songs to Chocolate Kiddies, an all-black revue which introduced European audiences to black American styles and performers. By this time Ellington's family, Edna and Mercer, had joined him in New York City. The couple separated in the late 1920's, but they never divorced or reconciled.

Ellington's achievements as a composer and bandleader began to attract national attention while he worked at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City, from 1927 to 1932. The orchestra developed a distinctive sound that displayed the non-traditional voicings of Ellington's arrangements and featured the unique talents of the individual soloists. Ellington integrated his soloists' exotic-sounding trombone growls and wah-wahs, their high-squealed trumpets, their sultry saxophone blues licks and Harlem's street rhythms into his arrangements. In the promotional material of the Cotton Club, the band was often billed as "Duke Ellington and His Jungle Band." With the success of compositions like "Mood Indigo," and an increasing number of recordings and national radio broadcasts from the Cotton Club, the band's reputation soared.

The ten years from 1932 to 1942 are considered by some major critics to represent the "golden age" for the Ellington Orchestra, but it represents just one of their creative peaks. These years did bring an influx of extraordinary new talent to the band including Jimmy Blanton on double bass, Ben Webster on tenor saxophone, and Ray Nance on trumpet, violin and vocals. During this ten year span Ellington composed several of his best known short works, including "Concerto For Cootie," "Ko-Ko," "Cotton Tail," "In A Sentimental Mood," and Jump For Joy, his first full-length musical stage revue.

Most notably, 1938 marked the arrival of Billy Strayhorn. While a teenager in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Strayhorn had already written "Lush Life," "Something To Live For" and a musical, Fantastic Rhythm. Ellington was initially impressed with Strayhorn's lyrics but realized long before Billy's composition "Take the A' Train" became the band's theme song in 1942 that Strayhorn's talents were not limited to penning clever lyrics. By 1942, "Swee' Pea" had become arranger, composer, second pianist, collaborator, and as Duke described him, "my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brain waves in his head, and his in mine." Many Ellington/Strayhorn songs have entered the jazz canon, and their extended works are still being discovered and studied today. Strayhorn remained with the Ellington Organization until his death on May 30, 1967.

Ellington had often hinted of a work in progress depicting the struggle of blacks in America. The original script, Boola, debuted in Carnegie Hall in November of 1943, retitled Black, Brown and Beige. The performance met with mixed reviews, and although Ellington often returned to Carnegie Hall the piece was never recorded in a studio, and after 1944 was never performed in entirety again by the Ellington Orchestra. Nonetheless, it is now considered a milestone in jazz composition.

After World War II the mood and musical tastes of the country shifted and hard times befell big bands, but Ellington kept his band together. The band was not always financially self-sufficient and during the lean times Ellington used his songwriting royalties to meet the soloists' salaries. One could assign to Ellington the altruistic motive of loyalty to his sidemen, but another motivation may have been his compositional style which was rooted in hearing his music in the formative stage come alive in rehearsal. "The band was his instrument," Billy Strayhorn said, and no Ellington composition was complete until he heard the orchestra play it. Then he could fine tune his compositions, omit and augment passages, or weave a soloist's contribution into the structure of the tune.

In 1956, the American public rediscovered Duke and the band at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. The searing performances of tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves on "Diminuendo and Crescendo In Blue," his premiere soloist, alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges on "Jeep's Blues", and the crowd's ecstatic reaction have become jazz legend. Later that year Duke landed on the cover of Time magazine. Although Ellington had previously written music for film and television (including the short film, Black and Tan Fantasy in 1929) it wasn't until 1959 that Otto Preminger asked him to score music for his mainstream film, Anatomy of a Murder, starring Jimmy Stewart. Paris Blues in 1961, featuring box-office stars Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier in roles as American jazz musicians in Paris, followed.

Ellington's first performance overseas was in England in 1933, but the 1960s brought extensive overseas tours including diplomatic tours sponsored by the State Department. Ellington and Strayhorn composed exquisite extended works reflecting the sights and sounds of their travels, including the Far East Suite, 1966. They wrote homages to their classical influences; in 1963, they adapted Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite and celebrated Shakespeare's works with the suite Such Sweet Thunder in 1957. With Ella Fitzgerald, they continued the Norman Granz Songbook Series. Ellington also began to flex his considerable pianist skills and recorded albums with John Coltrane (1963), Coleman Hawkins (1963), Frank Sinatra, and Money Jungle (1963) with Charles Mingus and Max Roach. The First Sacred Concert debuted in San Francisco's Grace Cathedral in 1965. In his final years, Ellington's thoughts turned to spiritual themes and he added a Second (1968) and Third (1973) Concert of Sacred Music to his compositions.

In his lifetime, Duke received numerous awards and honors including the highest honor bestowed on an American civilian, the Congressional Medal Of Freedom. In 1965, Ellington was recommended for a Pulitzer Prize to honor his forty years of contribution to music but the recommendation was rejected by the board. Most likely he was disappointed, but his response at the age of sixty-six was, "Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be famous too young."

Ellington never rested on his laurels or stopped composing. Whenever he was asked to name his favorite compositions his characteristic reply was "the next five coming up," but to please his loyal fans Ellington always featured some of his standards in every performance. Even on his deathbed, he was composing the opera buffo called Queenie Pie.

Duke Ellington died on May 24, 1974 at seventy-five years of age. His funeral was held in New York's Cathedral of St. John The Divine; he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. His long-time companion Beatrice "Evie" Ellis was buried beside him after her death in 1976. He was survived by his only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington, who not only took up the baton to lead the Duke Ellington Orchestra but assumed the task of caring for his father's papers and his legacy to the nation. Mercer Ellington died in Copenhagan, Denmark on February 8, 1996, at the age of seventy-six. Ruth Ellington Boatwright died in New York on March 6, 2004, at the age of eighty-eight. Both Mercer and Ruth were responsible for shepherding the documents and artifacts that celebrate Duke Ellington's genius and creative life to their current home in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center

William H. Quealy Collection of Duke Ellington Recordings (AC0296)

Rutgers University Collection of Radio Interviews about Duke Ellington (AC0328)

Duke Ellington Oral History Project (AC0368)

Duke Ellington Collection of Ephemera and realated Audiovisual Materials (AC0386)

Annual International Conference of the Duke Ellington Study Group Proceedings (AC0385)

Robert Udkoff Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0388)

Frank Driggs Collection of Duke Ellington Photographic Prints (AC0389)

New York Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society Collection (AC390)

Earl Okin Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0391)

William Russo Transcription and Arrangement of Duke Ellington's First Concert of Sacred Music (AC0406)

Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0415)

Music manuscripts in the Ruth Ellington Collection complement the music manuscripts found in the Duke Ellington Collection.

Carter Harman Collection of Interviews with Duke Ellington (AC0422)

Betty McGettigan Collection of Duke Ellington Memorabilia (AC0494)

Dr. Theodore Shell Collection of Duke Ellington Ephemera (AC0502)

Edward and Gaye Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0704)

Andrew Homzy Collection of Duke Ellington Stock Music Arrangements (AC0740)

John Gensel Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC0763)

Al Celley Collection of Duke Ellington Materials (AC1240)

Materials at Other Organizations

Institute of Jazz Studies
Separated Materials:
Artifacts related to this collection are in the Division of Culture and the Arts (now Division of Cultural and Community Life) and include trophies, plaques, and medals. See accessions: 1989.0369; 1991.0808; 1993.0032; and 1999.0148.

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Provenance:
The collection was purchased through an appropriation of Congress in 1988.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:

Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
Occupation:
Composers -- 20th century  Search this
Topic:
Big bands  Search this
Pianists  Search this
Bandsmen -- 20th century  Search this
Jazz -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Musicians -- 20th century  Search this
Music -- Performance  Search this
African American entertainers -- 20th century  Search this
African Americans -- History  Search this
Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
African American musicians  Search this
Genre/Form:
Phonograph records
Papers
Photographic prints
Posters
Sound recordings
Scrapbooks -- 20th century
Music -- Manuscripts
Clippings
Awards
Audiotapes
Citation:
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0301
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep850a376a1-6b6d-48bc-9076-cffef76fea2c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0301
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Grand Masquerade Ball

Artist:
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902  Search this
Sitter:
George Bancroft, 3 Oct 1800 - 17 Jan 1891  Search this
Kate Josephine Bateman, 7 Oct 1842 - 8 Apr 1917  Search this
Edwin McMasters Stanton, 19 Dec 1814 - 24 Dec 1869  Search this
Clara Louise Kellogg, 12 Jul 1842 - 13 May 1916  Search this
Fernando Bellini, 1800 - 1900  Search this
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth, 13 Nov 1833 - 7 Jun 1893  Search this
George Francis Train, 24 Mar 05 Jan 1829 - 1904  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885  Search this
William Cullen Bryant, 3 Nov 1794 - 12 Jun 1878  Search this
Joseph Smith Fowler, 31 Aug 1820 - 1 Apr 1902  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887  Search this
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902  Search this
Max Maretzek, 28 Jun 1821 - 14 May 1897  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman, 1828 - 1888  Search this
Wendell Phillips, 29 Nov 1811 - 2 Feb 1884  Search this
Horace Greeley, 3 Feb 1811 - 29 Nov 1872  Search this
Andrew Johnson, 29 Dec 1808 - 31 Jul 1875  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 40 × 55.6 cm (15 3/4 × 21 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1866
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Headdress  Search this
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Art implements  Search this
Vehicle\Train  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Equipment\Shield  Search this
Art implements\Palette  Search this
Art implements\Paintbrush  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Imaginary  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird  Search this
Nature & Environment\Bone\Skull  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Mask  Search this
Architecture\Stairs  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
Costume\Armor  Search this
Clara Louise Kellogg: Female  Search this
Clara Louise Kellogg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this
Clara Louise Kellogg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this
Horace Greeley: Male  Search this
Horace Greeley: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Horace Greeley: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
George Francis Train: Male  Search this
George Francis Train: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
George Francis Train: Natural Resource Occupations\Seaman\Shipmaster  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Male  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner  Search this
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman: Male  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman: Politics and Government\Politician  Search this
John Thompson Hoffman: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\New York, NY  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Male  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Theater manager  Search this
Edwin Thomas Booth: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Male  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Literature\Writer  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Wendell Phillips: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Male  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Governor\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\State Senator\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Tennessee  Search this
Andrew Johnson: Crafts and Trades\Textile worker\Tailor  Search this
Kate Josephine Bateman: Female  Search this
Kate Josephine Bateman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fernando Bellini: Male  Search this
Joseph Smith Fowler: Male  Search this
Joseph Smith Fowler: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Joseph Smith Fowler: Politics and Government\US Senator\Tennessee  Search this
Joseph Smith Fowler: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Male  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Literature\Writer  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Male  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Thomas Nast: Male  Search this
Thomas Nast: Visual Arts\Artist\Cartoonist  Search this
Thomas Nast: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Thomas Nast: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul  Search this
George Bancroft: Male  Search this
George Bancroft: Literature\Writer  Search this
George Bancroft: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
George Bancroft: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
George Bancroft: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Male  Search this
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General  Search this
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Max Maretzek: Male  Search this
Max Maretzek: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Max Maretzek: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.83.186
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm438698b78-641b-4c4f-95a4-a1ce08fca26c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.83.186

Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner in "The King and I"

Artist:
Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968  Search this
Sitter:
Gertrude Lawrence, 4 Jul 1898 - 6 Sep 1952  Search this
Yul Brynner, 11 Jul 1915 - 10 Oct 1985  Search this
Medium:
Black ink with graphite
Dimensions:
Image: 45 × 39.2 cm (17 11/16 × 15 7/16")
Sheet: 54.3 × 50 cm (21 3/8 × 19 11/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1951
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Ribbon  Search this
Gertrude Lawrence: Female  Search this
Gertrude Lawrence: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Yul Brynner: Male  Search this
Yul Brynner: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Yul Brynner: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Yul Brynner: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Yul Brynner: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Yul Brynner: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2000.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Condé Nast
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46496bcf9-725c-4ad2-bceb-20ae7a168eb3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2000.42

Rice's Crow

Artist:
Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918  Search this
Copy after:
Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Dartmouth Rice, 20 May 1808 - 19 Sep 1860  Search this
Medium:
Color lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27 × 17.5 cm (10 5/8 × 6 7/8")
Book (closed): 28.1 × 19.8 × 3.5 cm (11 1/16 × 7 13/16 × 1 3/8")
Book (opened): 28.1 × 41.2 cm (11 1/16 × 16 1/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1851
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird  Search this
Book  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Male  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Librettist  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Thomas Dartmouth Rice: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Minstrel  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2001.58.19
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm419d11912-0852-42ec-858e-7ccf2082b28b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2001.58.19

Woody Allen

Artist:
John Kascht, born 1961  Search this
Sitter:
Woody Allen, born 1 Dec 1935  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor, colored ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 52.2 x 30.6cm (20 9/16 x 12 1/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1997
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Printed Material\Newspaper  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Woody Allen: Male  Search this
Woody Allen: Performing Arts  Search this
Woody Allen: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this
Woody Allen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Woody Allen: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this
Woody Allen: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Clarinetist  Search this
Woody Allen: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2005.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© John Kascht
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c32d0eae-f10d-4339-93e8-35a43a251b38
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2005.2

Jule Styne

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Jule Styne, 31 Dec 1905 - 20 Sep 1994  Search this
Medium:
Black ink with graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 65.5 x 49.5cm (25 13/16 x 19 1/2")
Mat: 81.3 x 66cm (32 x 26")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1977
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Cartoon  Search this
Jule Styne: Male  Search this
Jule Styne: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Jule Styne: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2006.105
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44e260664-689b-4017-bc92-63359c7f4529
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2006.105

Adelina Patti

Artist:
Joseph Keppler, 1 Feb 1838 - 19 Feb 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Adelina Patti, 19 Feb 1843 - 27 Sep 1919  Search this
Medium:
Color lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 34 x 25 cm (13 3/8 x 9 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1881
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Bouquet  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Adelina Patti: Female  Search this
Adelina Patti: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this
Adelina Patti: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this
Adelina Patti: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Baroness  Search this
Adelina Patti: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marquise  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien
Object number:
NPG.2008.93
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490e3647f-0d5b-413e-9378-89bf419c9e6f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2008.93

Beverly Sills

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Beverly Sills, 25 May 1929 - 2 Jul 2007  Search this
Medium:
Ink and watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 54.7 x 51.3 cm (21 9/16 x 20 3/16")
To be matted C SIZE HORIZONTAL
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1979
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Stage  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Beverly Sills: Female  Search this
Beverly Sills: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator  Search this
Beverly Sills: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Opera director  Search this
Beverly Sills: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this
Beverly Sills: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this
Beverly Sills: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Television  Search this
Beverly Sills: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this
Beverly Sills: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2009.81
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4302135bd-f68a-457c-a8ec-0f19a15e69d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2009.81

Jascha Heifetz

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Jascha Heifetz, 2 Feb 1901 - 12 Dec 1987  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22.8 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Jascha Heifetz: Male  Search this
Jascha Heifetz: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45e26350e-6c64-4f79-a802-a85b4f7686bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.13

George Gershwin

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
George Gershwin: Male  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
George Gershwin: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
George Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
George Gershwin: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.19
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd60847a-69bc-40fd-b8cb-13ec55fb170c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.19

Florence Mills

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Florence Mills, 25 Jan 1895 - 1 Nov 1927  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22.8 x 17.1 cm (9 x 6 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Florence Mills: Female  Search this
Florence Mills: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Florence Mills: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b18b1b5e-a26d-412c-9cb1-f75fef3241f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.2

Leopold Stokowski

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Leopold Stokowski, 18 Apr 1882 - 13 Sep 1977  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Leopold Stokowski: Male  Search this
Leopold Stokowski: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Leopold Stokowski: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.22
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ccf1a65f-836e-4ec2-87d0-8cf39a7a4747
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.22

Fritz Kreisler

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Fritz Kreisler, 2 Feb 1875 - 29 Jan 1962  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Fritz Kreisler: Male  Search this
Fritz Kreisler: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Fritz Kreisler: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43bf5d87f-24d6-4a28-9bb6-5063f992770e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.30

Paul Whiteman

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Paul Whiteman, 28 Mar 1891 - 29 Dec 1967  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Male  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.31
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45895eeb2-9151-480f-bc39-970f82900667
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.31

Fanny Brice

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Fanny Brice, 29 Oct 1891 - 29 May 1951  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.4 cm (9 1/16 x 6 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Fanny Brice: Female  Search this
Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4032d59a0-c44d-4696-9612-ea446f7616bf
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.33

Fred Astaire (with Adele Astaire)

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Adele Astaire, 10 Sept 1898 - 25 Jan 1981  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.3 cm (9 1/16 x 6 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Fred Astaire: Male  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Fred Astaire: Oscar  Search this
Adele Astaire: Female  Search this
Adele Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.38
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b1ef1e93-87f1-48e9-a739-ff5074f00fed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.38

Irving Berlin

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Irving Berlin, 11 May 1888 - 22 Sep 1989  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.2 cm (9 1/16 x 6 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Irving Berlin: Male  Search this
Irving Berlin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Irving Berlin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Irving Berlin: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this
Irving Berlin: Oscar  Search this
Irving Berlin: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Irving Berlin: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.52
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fc6b9012-4237-4109-8ce5-7f59a4162284
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.52

Igor Stravinsky

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky, 5 Jun 1882 - 6 Apr 1971  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23 x 17.2 cm (9 1/16 x 6 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky: Male  Search this
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.63
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f2a0ea14-8ebf-4c6f-98ab-6d766de404d4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.63

Serge Koussevitzky

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky, 26 Jul 1874 - 4 Jun 1951  Search this
Medium:
Photomechanical reproduction on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 22.9 x 17.2 cm (9 x 6 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1925
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky: Male  Search this
Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Serge Alexandrovich Koussevitzky: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bass  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Library
Object number:
NPG.2010.26.65
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41c334450-9db7-4829-ada0-0c52064deca9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2010.26.65

Billy Rose

Artist:
Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Billy Rose, 6 Sep 1899 - 10 Feb 1966  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5.8 × 8 cm (2 5/16 × 3 1/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1925-35
Topic:
Caricature  Search this
Billy Rose: Male  Search this
Billy Rose: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Billy Rose: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
Billy Rose: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Billy Rose: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2012.94
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Miguel Covarrubias
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4123c17b1-f129-438c-8cf9-1e32291a4a54
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2012.94

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