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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.
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a3c4886f-607e-464b-bd67-86d743c50590
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.323

Ira Gershwin Self Portrait

Artist:
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Sitter:
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Not available
Type:
Painting
Date:
1932
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Art implements\Palette  Search this
Art implements\Paintbrush  Search this
Art implements\Easel  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Cabinets  Search this
Self-portrait  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress
Object number:
DC340141
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ac0c8d7b-df5b-47ff-8226-06a0957f89bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DC340141

George and Ira Gershwin

Artist:
William Henry Cotton, 22 Jul 1880 - 5 Jan 1958  Search this
Sitter:
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Type:
Drawing
Topic:
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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of the City of New York, Theatre Collection
Object number:
68.01.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4497249dd-8aff-4f3b-ba99-531fef28fbf4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_68.01.8

George Gershwin portrayed with Ira Gershwin

Artist:
William Auerbach-Levy, 1889 - 1964  Search this
Sitter:
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Montage with india ink, pencil, chalk, and opaque white
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1930
Topic:
Interior  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Museum of the City of New York
Object number:
NY241128
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm452ffff57-ef7d-42aa-aec5-75836c6b8db6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY241128

Ira Gershwin

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Ink and gouache on illustration board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1954
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Caricature  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Object number:
NY780016
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a6fd598d-1159-4882-baad-11db1bbdfb8b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780016

Ira Gershwin

Artist:
Howard Kanovitz, 9 Feb 1929 - 2 Feb 2009  Search this
Sitter:
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Pastel
Dimensions:
86.4 x 40.6cm (34 x 16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
mid 20th-late 20th century
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Couch  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Peter Bissell
Object number:
NY990380
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4afbe39a4-d924-4f3f-9ff3-a84c7ea5fec0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY990380

George and Ira Gershwin

Artist:
Claire Durani Nack  Search this
Sitter:
George Gershwin, 26 Sep 1898 - 11 Jul 1937  Search this
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
188 x 111.8cm (74 x 44")
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Piano  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  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
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
PC991469
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm469f4a174-7fad-41d7-8483-baec23690240
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC991469

Ira Gershwin

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Ira Gershwin, 6 Dec 1896 - 17 Aug 1983  Search this
Medium:
Ink, watercolor, gouache and opaque white on illustration board
Dimensions:
Board (estimate): 48 × 38.2 cm (18 7/8 × 15 1/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1946-47
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Caricature  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
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Object number:
acd2005000002/PP
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45ffd28c5-b7fb-4015-ae82-100f8ff96358
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_acd2005000002_PP

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