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Elton John

Artist:
Don Weller, born 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Elton Hercules John, born 1947  Search this
Medium:
Ink and cut paper on paperboard
Dimensions:
50.1cm x 50.8cm (19 3/4" x 20"), Accurate
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1975
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this
Elton Hercules John: Male  Search this
Elton Hercules John: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Elton Hercules John: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Elton Hercules John: Oscar  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.78.TC470
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Don Weller
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Igor Stravinsky

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky, 5 Jun 1882 - 6 Apr 1971  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 16.5 x 17cm (6 1/2 x 6 11/16")
Sheet: 35.1 x 28.2cm (13 13/16 x 11 1/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1945
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  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; gift of Mrs. Alfred Bendiner
Object number:
NPG.79.104
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff, 2 Apr 1873 - 28 Mar 1943  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 19.4 x 22 cm (7 5/8 x 8 11/16")
Sheet: 27.3 x 40.5 cm (10 3/4 x 15 15/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1942
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff: Male  Search this
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College  Search this
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninoff: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Alfred Bendiner
Object number:
NPG.79.107
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Oscar Hammerstein I

Artist:
P. S. Rogers, active 1905 - 1915?  Search this
Sitter:
Oscar Hammerstein I, 1847 - 1 Aug 1919  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 20.5 × 15.8 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1910
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pencil  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Male  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts\Opera patron  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Performing Arts\Theater manager  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Performing Arts\Producer\Impresario  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein I: Literature\Editor\Journal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.80.98
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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EDAN-URL:
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Artist:
Arnold A. Newman, 3 Mar 1918 - 6 Jun 2006  Search this
Sitter:
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth, 12 Feb 1884 - 20 Feb 1980  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 20.8 × 23.5 cm (8 3/16 × 9 1/4")
Sheet: 27.6 × 35.3 cm (10 7/8 × 13 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1948
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Artwork\Portrait  Search this
Music\Sheet music  Search this
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Female  Search this
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Politics and Government\Daughter of US President  Search this
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth: Society and Social Change\Socialite  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joanna Sturm
Object number:
NPG.81.166
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Arnold Newman
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GUID:
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Teresa Carreño

Attribution:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Teresa Carreño, 22 Dec 1853 - 12 Jun 1917  Search this
Medium:
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
Support Plate: 9.5 × 19.1 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/16")
Type:
Photographic Negative
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1862
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes\Spats  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Female  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Object number:
NPG.81.M216
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40f6169c6-1976-4947-bd2e-12d31e927dae
EDAN-URL:
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Teresa Carreño

Attribution:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Teresa Carreño, 22 Dec 1853 - 12 Jun 1917  Search this
Medium:
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions:
Plate: 9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
Support Plate: 9.5 × 19.1 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 1/16")
Type:
Photographic Negative
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1862
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Footwear\Shoes\Spats  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Female  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Object number:
NPG.81.M217
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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Teresa Carreño

Attribution:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Teresa Carreño, 22 Dec 1853 - 12 Jun 1917  Search this
Medium:
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions:
Plate: 8.9 × 6 × 0.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 1/16")
Type:
Photographic Negative
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Date:
c. 1862
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Female  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Teresa Carreño: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Object number:
NPG.81.M531
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f8df4f9c-1c99-477f-af65-aeb638945573
EDAN-URL:
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Nadia Boulanger

Artist:
Aline Fruhauf, 1907 - 1978  Search this
Sitter:
Nadia Boulanger, 16 Sep 1887 - 22 Oct 1979  Search this
Medium:
India ink, pencil and grey wash with blue chalk and opaque white on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 20.7cm x 8.7cm (8 1/8" x 3 7/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1960
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Nadia Boulanger: Female  Search this
Nadia Boulanger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Nadia Boulanger: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher\Music  Search this
Nadia Boulanger: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Erwin Vollmer
Object number:
NPG.83.256
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Aline Fruhauf
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EDAN-URL:
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Carlotta and Eugene O'Neill

Artist:
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, 16 Oct 1888 - 27 Nov 1953  Search this
Carlotta Monterey, 25 Dec 1888 - 18 Nov 1970  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 13.1 × 6.9 cm (5 3/16 × 2 11/16")
Sheet: 14 × 17.7 cm (5 1/2 × 6 15/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
March 1932
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: Male  Search this
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: Nobel Prize  Search this
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Carlotta Monterey: Female  Search this
Carlotta Monterey: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Prentiss Taylor
Object number:
NPG.84.142
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Carl Van Vechten Trust
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GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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Popular Song Composers

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Richard Rodgers, 28 Jun 1902 - 30 Dec 1979  Search this
Lorenz Milton Hart, 2 May 1895 - 22 Nov 1943  Search this
Cole Porter, 9 Jun 1892 - 15 Oct 1964  Search this
Harold Arlen, 15 Feb 1905 - 23 Apr 1986  Search this
Dorothy Fields, 15 Jul 1905 - 28 Mar 1974  Search this
Jerome Kern, 27 Jan 1885 - 11 Nov 1945  Search this
Johnny Mercer, 19 Nov 1909 - 25 Jun 1976  Search this
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Irving Berlin, 11 May 1888 - 22 Sep 1989  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael, 22 Nov 1899 - 20 Dec 1981  Search this
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Duke Ellington, 29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974  Search this
Medium:
Ink over pencil on illustration board
Dimensions:
Image/Board: 60.9cm x 50.4cm (24" x 19 13/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1983
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Duke Ellington: Male  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Duke Ellington: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Cole Porter: Male  Search this
Cole Porter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Cole Porter: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Cole Porter: Oscar  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Male  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Oscar  Search this
Richard Rodgers: Grammy  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Male  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Hoagy Carmichael: Oscar  Search this
Lorenz Milton Hart: Male  Search this
Lorenz Milton Hart: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Harold Arlen: Male  Search this
Harold Arlen: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Harold Arlen: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Harold Arlen: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Harold Arlen: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Arranger  Search this
Harold Arlen: Oscar  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Female  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Dorothy Fields: Oscar  Search this
Jerome Kern: Male  Search this
Jerome Kern: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Jerome Kern: Oscar  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Male  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Johnny Mercer: Oscar  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
Ira Gershwin: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Male  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Lyricist  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Ira Gershwin: Congressional Gold Medal  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
Object number:
NPG.84.323
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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"Popular Song Performers" -- Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, and Fred Astaire

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Tony Bennett, 3 Aug 1926 - 21 Jul 2023  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald, 25 Apr 1917 - 15 Jun 1996  Search this
Bing Crosby, 3 May 1903 - 14 Oct 1977  Search this
Frank Sinatra, 12 Dec 1915 - 14 May 1998  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010  Search this
Judy Garland, 10 Jun 1922 - 22 Jun 1969  Search this
Nat King Cole, 17 Mar 1919 - 25 Feb 1965  Search this
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987  Search this
Medium:
Ink over pencil on illustration board
Dimensions:
Image/Board: 69cm x 50.4cm (27 3/16" x 19 13/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1983
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette holder  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Female  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Lena Calhoun Horne: Grammy  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Female  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Ella Fitzgerald: Grammy  Search this
Bing Crosby: Male  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Bing Crosby: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Golfer  Search this
Judy Garland: Female  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Judy Garland: Oscar  Search this
Tony Bennett: Male  Search this
Tony Bennett: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Tony Bennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Male  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Oscar  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Frank Sinatra: Grammy  Search this
Nat King Cole: Male  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.84.324
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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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm464a214b3-8366-4f26-91c7-74db3dbe3b35
EDAN-URL:
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Arthur Rubinstein and Dimitri Mitropoulos

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Arthur Rubinstein, 28 Jan 1887 - 20 Dec 1982  Search this
Dimitri Mitropoulos, 18 Feb 1896 - 2 Nov 1960  Search this
Medium:
India ink over pencil on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 21.8cm x 23.7cm (8 9/16" x 9 5/16")
Sheet: 25.1cm x 29.7cm (9 7/8" x 11 11/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1944
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Arthur Rubinstein: Male  Search this
Arthur Rubinstein: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Arthur Rubinstein: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Dimitri Mitropoulos: Male  Search this
Dimitri Mitropoulos: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Dimitri Mitropoulos: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Dimitri Mitropoulos: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.84.35
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d8fc3521-f8f7-40dc-be06-52dfd13bfd5d
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Rudolf Serkin

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Rudolf Serkin, 28 Mar 1903 - 8 May 1991  Search this
Medium:
Ink and gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 31 × 25.5 cm (12 3/16 × 10 1/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Male  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Object number:
NPG.84.40
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ab22a337-8227-44fc-9ebc-a2f83f3e0ef3
EDAN-URL:
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Rudolf Serkin

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Rudolf Serkin, 28 Mar 1903 - 8 May 1991  Search this
Medium:
Blue crayon on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 × 26 cm (6 5/16 × 10 1/4")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Preparatory sketch  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Male  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this
Rudolf Serkin: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Object number:
NPG.84.41
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e31c5c6a-33c8-479e-92cc-cfac6071b580
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.41

Oscar Levant

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Oscar Levant, 27 Dec 1906 - 14 Aug 1972  Search this
Medium:
Black conte on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 23.2 × 33.2 cm (9 1/8 × 13 1/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1943
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Oscar Levant: Male  Search this
Oscar Levant: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Oscar Levant: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Oscar Levant: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Object number:
NPG.84.42
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f044bb78-ac77-4955-89eb-5914c71b4583
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.42

Vladimir Horowitz

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Vladimir Horowitz, 1 Oct 1904 - 5 Nov 1989  Search this
Medium:
Black crayon on board
Dimensions:
Image: 28.5 x 36.5 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1942
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Violin  Search this
Nature & Environment\Bone\Skeleton  Search this
Vladimir Horowitz: Male  Search this
Vladimir Horowitz: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this
Vladimir Horowitz: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Object number:
NPG.84.56
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm487d4a223-8719-432c-b097-d4d3ef31b402
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.56

Music at the Dell

Artist:
Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Sigmund Romberg, 29 Jul 1887 - 9 Nov 1951  Search this
Lucky Armstrong, 1850 - 1950?  Search this
Harry Armstrong, 1850 - 1950?  Search this
William Christopher Handy, 16 Nov 1873 - 28 Mar 1958  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II, 12 Jul 1895 - 23 Aug 1960  Search this
Medium:
Ink over pencil with opaque white on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 27.9 × 34 cm (11 × 13 3/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Conductor's baton  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Male  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Literature\Writer\Librettist  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Oscar Hammerstein II: Grammy  Search this
Lucky Armstrong: Male  Search this
Harry Armstrong: Male  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Male  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Rhythm and blues singer  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter  Search this
William Christopher Handy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Blues musician  Search this
Sigmund Romberg: Male  Search this
Sigmund Romberg: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation
Object number:
NPG.84.62
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation
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Data Source:
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GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42fd0370d-d487-43ac-a7a3-cbb9f1795bf1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.62

James Garfield

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Abram Garfield, 19 Nov 1831 - 19 Sep 1881  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 40.5 × 55.4 cm (15 15/16 × 21 13/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1880
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Architecture\Building\Church  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Artwork\Portrait  Search this
Architecture\Building\House  Search this
Architecture\Fireplace  Search this
Vehicle\Carriage  Search this
Art implements\Frame  Search this
Home Furnishings\Stove  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Male  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Politics and Government\State Senator\Ohio  Search this
James Abram Garfield: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.85.160
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm480149bc0-dbd3-4588-84cf-f616abc610ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.85.160

Played Out

Artist:
Thomas Nast, 27 Sep 1840 - 7 Dec 1902  Search this
Sitter:
Carl Schurz, 2 Mar 1829 - 14 May 1906  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 41 × 28.8 cm (16 1/8 × 11 5/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
June 15, 1872
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Stool  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Newspaper  Search this
Cartoon\Political  Search this
Carl Schurz: Male  Search this
Carl Schurz: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Statesman  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Carl Schurz: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Carl Schurz: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary  Search this
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Civil War\Union  Search this
Carl Schurz: Politics and Government\Chief of Staff  Search this
Carl Schurz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.86.171
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490c0d9f0-9050-4519-9f43-6c3b4b50ff1d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.86.171

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