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Artist:

Miguel Covarrubias, 22 Nov 1904 - 4 Feb 1957  Search this

Copy after:

Fortune, founded 1930  Search this

Sitter:

Fred Allen, 31 May 1894 - 17 Mar 1956  Search this

Gracie Allen, 1906 - 1964  Search this

Don Ameche, 31 May 1908 - 6 Dec 1993  Search this

Kenny Baker, 1912 - 1985  Search this

Phil Baker, 1898 - 1963  Search this

Jack Benny, 14 Feb 1894 - 26 Dec 1974  Search this

Edgar Bergen, 16 Feb 1903 - 30 Sep 1978  Search this

Edward Bowes, 14 Jun 1874 - 14 Jun 1946  Search this

Fanny Brice, 29 Oct 1891 - 29 May 1951  Search this

Bob Burns, 1890 - 1956  Search this

George Burns, 20 Jan 1896 - 9 Mar 1996  Search this

Charles Butterworth, 1896 - 1946  Search this

Cab Calloway, 25 Dec 1907 - 18 Nov 1994  Search this

Eddie Cantor, Sept 1892 - 10 Oct 1964  Search this

Boake Carter, 1898 - 1944  Search this

Bing Crosby, 3 May 1903 - 14 Oct 1977  Search this

Milton J. Cross, 1897 - 1975  Search this

Jessica Dragonette, 1910? - 1980  Search this

Deanna Durbin, 4 Dec 1921 - Apr 2013  Search this

Nelson Eddy, 29 Jun 1901 - 6 Mar 1967  Search this

Jimmy Fidler, 24 Aug 1900 - 9 Aug 1988  Search this

William Claude Fields, 29 Jan 1880 - 25 Dec 1946  Search this

Benny Goodman, 30 May 1909 - 13 Jun 1986  Search this

Edwin C. Hill, 1884 - 1957  Search this

Ted Husing, 1901 - 1962  Search this

Al Jolson, 26 May 1886 - 23 Oct 1950  Search this

Hugh Samuel Johnson, 5 Aug 1882 - 15 Apr 1942  Search this

Andre Kostelanetz, 1901 - 1980  Search this

Frances Newbern Langford, 6 Apr 1913 - 11 Jul 2005  Search this

Beatrice Lillie, 29 May 1894 - 20 Jan 1989  Search this

Mary Livingston, 20th century  Search this

Guy Lombardo, 1902 - 1977  Search this

Lily Pons, 12 Apr 1898 - 13 Feb 1976  Search this

Jeannette MacDonald, 1901 - 1965  Search this

Graham Mcnamee, 1888 - 1942  Search this

Jack Oakie, 1903 - 1978  Search this

Walter O'Keefe, 1900 - 1983  Search this

Al Pearce, 1899 - 1961  Search this

Joe Penner, 1904 - 1941  Search this

Dick Powell, 14 Nov 1904 - 02 Jan 1963  Search this

Tyrone Power, 5 May 1914 - 15 Nov 1958  Search this

Martha Raye, 27 Aug 1916 - 19 Aug 1994  Search this

Robert L. Ripley, 1893 - 1949  Search this

Edward G. Robinson, 12 Dec 1893 - 26 Jan 1973  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross, 1906 - 1988  Search this

Kate Smith, 1 May 1907 - 17 Jun 1986  Search this

Leopold Stokowski, 18 Apr 1882 - 13 Sep 1977  Search this

Robert Taylor, 1911 - 1969  Search this

John Charles Thomas, 1891 - 1960  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas, 6 Apr 1892 - Aug 1981  Search this

Lawrence Mervil Tibbett, 16 Nov 1896 - 15 Jul 1960  Search this

Arturo Toscanini, 25 Mar 1867 - 16 Jan 1957  Search this

Rudy Vallee, 28 Jul 1901 - 3 Jul 1986  Search this

Alfred Wallenstein, 1898 - ?  Search this

Paul Whiteman, 28 Mar 1891 - 29 Dec 1967  Search this

Don Wilson, 1900 - 1982  Search this

Walter Winchell, 7 Apr 1897 - 20 Feb 1972  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott, 19 Jan 1887 - 23 Jan 1943  Search this

Ed Wynn, 9 Nov 1886 - 19 Jun 1966  Search this

James Edward Jordan, 16 Nov 1896 - 1 Apr 1988  Search this

Marian Jordan, 1898 - 1961  Search this

Freeman Fisher Gosden, 5 May 1899 - 10 Dec 1982  Search this

Charles Corell, 1890 - 1986  Search this

Medium:

Watercolor on illustration board

Dimensions:

Image: 37.5 × 59.5 cm (14 3/4 × 23 7/16")

Sheet: 40 × 61.5 cm (15 3/4 × 24 3/16")

Mat (Verified): 56 × 80.1 cm (22 1/16 × 31 9/16")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1938

Topic:

Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this

Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar  Search this

Exterior\Sky  Search this

Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Monocle  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Helmet\Fire hat  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Hourglass  Search this

Jack Benny: Male  Search this

Jack Benny: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Male  Search this

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Eddie Cantor: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Oscar  Search this

Lawrence Mervil Tibbett: Male  Search this

Lawrence Mervil Tibbett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

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Lawrence Mervil Tibbett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Baritone  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Male  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Literature\Writer  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Rudy Vallee: Male  Search this

Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Rudy Vallee: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn player\Saxophonist  Search this

Bing Crosby: Male  Search this

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Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular  Search this

Bing Crosby: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Golfer  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

Jeannette MacDonald: Female  Search this

Jeannette MacDonald: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

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Benny Goodman: Male  Search this

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Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz musician  Search this

Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Clarinetist  Search this

Benny Goodman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster  Search this

Benny Goodman: Grammy  Search this

Walter Winchell: Male  Search this

Walter Winchell: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this

Walter Winchell: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Walter Winchell: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this

Walter Winchell: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Radio  Search this

Kate Smith: Female  Search this

Kate Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Kate Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Kate Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Kate Smith: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Tyrone Power: Male  Search this

Tyrone Power: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Tyrone Power: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Tyrone Power: Military and Intelligence\Marine Corps\Officer\Marine Corps pilot  Search this

Don Ameche: Male  Search this

Don Ameche: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Don Ameche: Oscar  Search this

Kenny Baker: Male  Search this

Kenny Baker: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Phil Baker: Male  Search this

Edward Bowes: Male  Search this

Edward Bowes: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this

Edward Bowes: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Edward Bowes: Performing Arts\Theater manager  Search this

Fanny Brice: Female  Search this

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Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Fanny Brice: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Bob Burns: Male  Search this

Charles Butterworth: Male  Search this

Cab Calloway: Male  Search this

Cab Calloway: Literature\Writer  Search this

Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician  Search this

Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this

Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer  Search this

Boake Carter: Undetermined  Search this

Milton J. Cross: Male  Search this

Milton J. Cross: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Milton J. Cross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Tenor  Search this

Milton J. Cross: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio announcer  Search this

Jessica Dragonette: Female  Search this

Deanna Durbin: Female  Search this

Deanna Durbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Deanna Durbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Deanna Durbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this

Nelson Eddy: Male  Search this

Nelson Eddy: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Nelson Eddy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jimmy Fidler: Male  Search this

Jimmy Fidler: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Jimmy Fidler: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this

Jimmy Fidler: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Edwin C. Hill: Male  Search this

Ted Husing: Male  Search this

Frances Newbern Langford: Female  Search this

Frances Newbern Langford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Frances Newbern Langford: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

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Beatrice Lillie: Female  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Mary Livingston: Female  Search this

Guy Lombardo: Male  Search this

Graham Mcnamee: Male  Search this

Jack Oakie: Male  Search this

Jack Oakie: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Walter O'Keefe: Male  Search this

Al Pearce: Male  Search this

Joe Penner: Male  Search this

Dick Powell: Male  Search this

Dick Powell: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Dick Powell: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Martha Raye: Female  Search this

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Martha Raye: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Martha Raye: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Martha Raye: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Martha Raye: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer  Search this

Martha Raye: Oscar  Search this

Martha Raye: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Robert L. Ripley: Male  Search this

Edward G. Robinson: Male  Search this

Edward G. Robinson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Edward G. Robinson: Oscar  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Male  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist  Search this

Lancelot Patrick Ross: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major  Search this

Robert Taylor: Male  Search this

Robert Taylor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

John Charles Thomas: Male  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Male  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Sports and Recreation\Traveler  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist  Search this

Lowell Jackson Thomas: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Alfred Wallenstein: Male  Search this

Don Wilson: Male  Search this

James Edward Jordan: Male  Search this

James Edward Jordan: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Marian Jordan: Female  Search this

Marian Jordan: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Freeman Fisher Gosden: Male  Search this

Freeman Fisher Gosden: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Freeman Fisher Gosden: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Charles Corell: Male  Search this

Arturo Toscanini: Male  Search this

Arturo Toscanini: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Male  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Ventriloquist  Search this

Edgar Bergen: Oscar  Search this

Lily Pons: Female  Search this

Lily Pons: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this

Gracie Allen: Female  Search this

Gracie Allen: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Gracie Allen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

George Burns: Male  Search this

George Burns: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

George Burns: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

George Burns: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

George Burns: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

George Burns: Oscar  Search this

Ed Wynn: Male  Search this

Ed Wynn: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Ed Wynn: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ed Wynn: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Ed Wynn: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this

Ed Wynn: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Hugh Samuel Johnson: Male  Search this

Hugh Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this

Hugh Samuel Johnson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this

Andre Kostelanetz: Male  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

Fred Allen: Male  Search this

Fred Allen: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Fred Allen: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Humorist  Search this

Al Jolson: Male  Search this

Al Jolson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Al Jolson: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Al Jolson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Claude Fields: Male  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.86.34

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Time Inc.

See more items in:

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4478b6d4e-aab3-4d78-aa21-a0fc23cfa6e3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.86.34

Artist:

Ralph Barton, 14 Aug 1891 - 19 May 1931  Search this

Printer:

StenliSilks Corporation  Search this

Sitter:

Norma Shearer, Aug 1902 - 12 Jun 1983  Search this

John Barrymore, 15 Feb 1882 - 29 May 1942  Search this

Eleanor Boardman, 19 Aug 1898 - 12 Dec 1991  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., 23 May 1883 - 12 Dec 1939  Search this

Mary Pickford, 8 Apr 1892 - 29 May 1979  Search this

Marion Davies, 3 Jan 1897 - 22 Sep 1961  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller, 22 Jun 1905 - 16 Jul 1995  Search this

William Haines, 1900 - 26 Nov 1973  Search this

Betty Bronson, 17 Nov 1907 - 19 Oct 1971  Search this

Renee Adoree, 30 Sep 1898 - 5 Oct 1933  Search this

Fannie Ward, 1872 - 27 Jan 1952  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery, 29 Oct 1918 - 24 Feb 2020  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., 09 Dec 1909 - 07 May 2000  Search this

Dolores Costello, 17 Sep 1905 - 1 Mar 1979  Search this

Lowell J. Sherman, 1885 - 1934  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow, 29 Jul 1905 - 26 Sep 1965  Search this

Joan Crawford, 23 Mar 1904 - 13 May 1977  Search this

Mary Astor, 3 May 1906 - 25 Sep 1987  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson, 30 May 1890 - 1974  Search this

Sally O'Neil, 23 Oct 1908 - 1968  Search this

Jackie Coogan, 26 Oct 1914 - 1 Mar 1984  Search this

Lois Moran, 1 Mar 1908 - 13 Jul 1990  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977  Search this

Richard Dix, 8 Aug 1894 - 20 Sep 1949  Search this

Edmund Goulding, 20 Mar 1891 - 24 Dec 1959  Search this

Ramon Novarro, 6 Feb 1899 - 31 Oct 1968  Search this

Mauritz Stiller, 17 Jul 1883 - Nov 1928  Search this

Vilma Banky, 9 Jan 1898 - 18 Mar 1991  Search this

Emil Jannings, 23 Jul 1884 - 2 Jan 1950  Search this

Lya de Putti, 1901 - 27 Nov 1931  Search this

Lil Dagover, 30 Sep 1897 - 23 Jan 1980  Search this

James Robert Quirk, c. 1883 - 1 Aug 1932  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch, 29 Jan 1892 - 30 Nov 1947  Search this

Lothar Mendes, 19 May 1894 - 25 Feb 1974  Search this

George Jean Nathan, 14 Feb 1882 - 8 Apr 1958  Search this

F. W. Murnau, 1888 - 1931  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut, 1895 - 1964  Search this

Pola Negri, 3 Jan 1897 - 1 Aug 1987  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim, 22 Sep 1885 - 12 May 1957  Search this

Max Reinhardt, 9 Sep 1873 - 31 Oct 1943  Search this

Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this

Paul Morand, 1888 - 1976  Search this

Anita Loos, 26 Apr 1888 - 18 Aug 1981  Search this

Konrad Bercovici, 1882 - 1961  Search this

Aileen Pringle, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken, 12 Sep 1880 - 29 Jan 1956  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald, 24 Sep 1896 - 21 Dec 1940  Search this

Jim Tully, 1891 - 1947  Search this

Theodore Dreiser, 27 Aug 1871 - 28 Dec 1945  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer, 15 Feb 1880 - 25 Apr 1954  Search this

Elinor Glyn, 1864 - 1943  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson, 27 Mar 1899 - 4 Apr 1983  Search this

Irving Thalberg, 1899 - 1936  Search this

Greta Garbo, 18 Sep 1905 - 15 Apr 1990  Search this

John Gilbert, 10 Jul 1897 - 9 Jan 1936  Search this

Pauline Stark, 1900 - 1977  Search this

King Vidor, 1894 - 1982  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer, 1885 - 29 Oct 1957  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille, 12 Aug 1881 - 21 Jan 1959  Search this

Marcus Loew, 7 May 1870 - 5 Sep 1927  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn, 27 Aug 1882 - 31 Jan 1974  Search this

Carl Laemmle, 17 Jan 1867 - 24 Sep 1939  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky, 1880 - 1958  Search this

Adolph Zukor, 7 Jan 1873 - 10 Jun 1976  Search this

Morris Gest, 1881 - 1942  Search this

Victor McLaglen, 1886 - 1959  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson, 1892 - 1962  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy, 1891 - 1978  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery, 1 Apr 1885 - 15 Apr 1949  Search this

Matt Moore, 8 Jan 1888 - 21 Jan 1960  Search this

Mae Murray, 10 May 1889 - 23 Mar 1965  Search this

Lewis J. Cody, 1887 - 1934  Search this

William Fox, 1879 - 1952  Search this

Colleen Moore, 19 Aug 1900 - 25 Jan 1988  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith, 22 Jan 1875 - 23 Jul 1948  Search this

May Allison, 1895 - 1989  Search this

Tom Moore, c.1884 - 1955  Search this

Owen Moore, 1886 - 1939  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr., 1884 - 1946  Search this

Tom Mix, 6 Jan 1880 - 12 Oct 1940  Search this

Lon Chaney, 1 Apr 1883 - 26 Aug 1930  Search this

Jack Dempsey, 24 Jun 1895 - 31 May 1983  Search this

Alla Nazimova, 4 Jun 1878 - 13 Jul 1945  Search this

Richard Barthelmess, 1895 - 1963  Search this

Estelle Taylor, 1899 - 1958  Search this

Blanche Sweet, 1896 - 1986  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan, 1891 - 1958  Search this

Louise Brooks, 1868 - 1929  Search this

Buster Keaton, 4 Oct 1895 - 1 Feb 1966  Search this

Bebe Daniels, 1901 - 1961  Search this

Will Rogers, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935  Search this

Lillian Gish, 14 Oct 1893 - 27 Feb 1993  Search this

Will H. Hays, 5 Nov 1879 - 7 Mar 1954  Search this

Dorothy Gish, 1898 - 1968  Search this

Constance Talmadge, c. 1899 - 1973  Search this

Bessie Love, 10 Sep 1898 - 26 Apr 1986  Search this

Lionel Barrymore, 28 Apr 1878 - 15 Nov 1954  Search this

Norma Talmadge, 1897 - 1957  Search this

Frances Marion Owens, 1890 - 1973  Search this

Florence Vidor, 1895 - 1977  Search this

George Fitzmaurice, 1895 - 1940  Search this

Eddie Cantor, Sept 1892 - 10 Oct 1964  Search this

Mack Sennett, 1880 - 1960  Search this

Adolphe Menjou, 18 Feb 1890 - 29 Oct 1963  Search this

Thomas Meighan, 1879 - 1936  Search this

Syd Chaplin, 1885 - 1965  Search this

Harry Langdon, 1884 - 1944  Search this

Justine Johnston  Search this

Beatrice Lillie, 29 May 1894 - 20 Jan 1989  Search this

Sid Grauman, 1879 - 1950  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman, 09 Feb 1891 - 19 May 1958  Search this

Mary Philbin, 1903 - 1993  Search this

William Randolph Hearst, 29 Apr 1863 - 14 Aug 1951  Search this

Walter Wanger, 1894 - 1968  Search this

Thomas Moreno, 1887 - 1967  Search this

Betty Compson, 1897 - 1974  Search this

Carmel Myers, 1900 - 1980  Search this

Conrad Nagel, 1897 - 1970  Search this

Corinne Griffith, 1896 - 1979  Search this

William Claude Fields, 29 Jan 1880 - 25 Dec 1946  Search this

H. B. Warner, 1876 - 1958  Search this

Louella Parsons, 1893 - 1972  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd, 20 Apr 1894 - 8 Mar 1971  Search this

Mabel Normand, 1894 - 1930  Search this

James Cruze, 1884 - 1942  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck, 1878 - 1961  Search this

Medium:

Printed silk

Dimensions:

Dress (on pillow in box): 98 x 70 x 3.5 cm. (38 9/16 x 27 9/16 x 1 3/8")

Belt: 90.5 x 7.5 cm. (35 5/8 x 3")

Type:

Decorative Arts

Date:

c. 1927

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Caricature  Search this

Interior\Nightclub  Search this

Food  Search this

Decorative Arts\Clothing  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Male  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Oscar  Search this

Cecil Blount DeMille: Legion of Honor  Search this

Lillian Gish: Female  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lillian Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lillian Gish: Oscar  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Male  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Eddie Cantor: Oscar  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Male  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

David Lewelyn Wark Griffith: Oscar  Search this

Joan Crawford: Female  Search this

Joan Crawford: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Joan Crawford: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Joan Crawford: Oscar  Search this

Will H. Hays: Male  Search this

Will H. Hays: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General  Search this

Will H. Hays: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Will H. Hays: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Male  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Literature\Writer  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

George Jean Nathan: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Female  Search this

Clara Gordon Bow: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Female  Search this

Norma Shearer: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Shearer: Oscar  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Male  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Literary critic  Search this

Henry Louis Mencken: Literature\Publisher\Book  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Male  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Harold Clayton Lloyd: Oscar  Search this

Buster Keaton: Male  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Buster Keaton: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Buster Keaton: Oscar  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson: Female  Search this

Gloria May Josephine Swanson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Male  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Etcher  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Literature\Writer  Search this

Lionel Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this

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Lionel Barrymore: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

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Theodore Dreiser: Male  Search this

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Lowell J. Sherman: Male  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Female  Search this

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Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

Beatrice Lillie: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Dorothy Gish: Female  Search this

Dorothy Gish: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marcus Loew: Male  Search this

Marcus Loew: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Male  Search this

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Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Wallace Fitzgerald Beery: Oscar  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Oscar  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Male  Search this

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lon Chaney: Male  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Lon Chaney: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

John Barrymore: Male  Search this

John Barrymore: Visual Arts\Artist\Sculptor  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

John Barrymore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Colleen Moore: Female  Search this

Colleen Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

John Gilbert: Male  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

John Gilbert: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

John Gilbert: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer: Male  Search this

Joseph Hergesheimer: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Female  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Literature\Writer  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Peggy Jean Montgomery: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Child  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Male  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Literature\Writer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Oscar  Search this

Samuel Goldwyn: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Morris Gest: Male  Search this

Morris Gest: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Male  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ernst Lubitsch: Oscar  Search this

Will Rogers: Male  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Will Rogers: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Humorist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this

Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA  Search this

Mary Pickford: Female  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mary Pickford: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Pickford: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.: Oscar  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Male  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Music critic  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Carl Van Vechten: Performing Arts\Theater critic  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Male  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Boxer  Search this

Jack Dempsey: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Restaurateur  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Male  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Adolph Zukor: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Greta Garbo: Female  Search this

Greta Garbo: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Greta Garbo: Oscar  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Male  Search this

Richard Barthelmess: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Male  Search this

Jesse Louis Lasky: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Fox: Male  Search this

William Fox: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Male  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Erich Von Stroheim: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Male  Search this

Lewis J. Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Male  Search this

Thomas Meighan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Male  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this

William Randolph Hearst: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this

Owen Moore: Male  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Owen Moore: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Male  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Louis Burt Mayer: Oscar  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Male  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Producer\Television producer  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Diplomatic agent  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Performing Arts\Film production manager  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Legion of Honor  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Distinguished Service Cross  Search this

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\World War II  Search this

Mack Sennett: Male  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Mack Sennett: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Mack Sennett: Oscar  Search this

Carmel Myers: Female  Search this

Carmel Myers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Male  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Child  Search this

Jackie Coogan: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this

Bessie Love: Female  Search this

Bessie Love: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Male  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this

Adolphe Menjou: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Male  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Victor McLaglen: Oscar  Search this

Mary Astor: Female  Search this

Mary Astor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Mary Astor: Oscar  Search this

Anita Loos: Female  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Anita Loos: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Female  Search this

Constance Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Male  Search this

Joseph Schildkraut: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Female  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Eleanor Boardman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Female  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Patsy Ruth Miller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

William Haines: Male  Search this

William Haines: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Haines: Visual Arts\Designer\Interior designer  Search this

Betty Bronson: Female  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Betty Bronson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Renee Adoree: Female  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Renee Adoree: Performing Arts\Performer\Circus performer  Search this

Fannie Ward: Female  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Fannie Ward: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Dolores Costello: Female  Search this

Dolores Costello: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Dolores Costello: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Female  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Visual Arts\Fashion model  Search this

Anna Q. Nilsson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Female  Search this

Sally O'Neil: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Female  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Lois Moran: Performing Arts\Dance Instructor  Search this

Richard Dix: Male  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Richard Dix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Male  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this

Edmund Goulding: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Male  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ramon Novarro: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Male  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Mauritz Stiller: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Vilma Banky: Female  Search this

Vilma Banky: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Emil Jannings: Male  Search this

Emil Jannings: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Emil Jannings: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Emil Jannings: Oscar  Search this

Lya de Putti: Female  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lya de Putti: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Lil Dagover: Female  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lil Dagover: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Male  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this

James Robert Quirk: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Male  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Lothar Mendes: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Marion Davies: Female  Search this

Marion Davies: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Marion Davies: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Male  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this

Max Reinhardt: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Female  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

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Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer  Search this

Alla Nazimova: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Violinist  Search this

William Claude Fields: Male  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

William Claude Fields: Performing Arts\Performer\Radio performer  Search this

F. W. Murnau: Male  Search this

F. W. Murnau: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Pola Negri: Female  Search this

Pola Negri: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Paul Morand: Male  Search this

Paul Morand: Literature\Writer  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Male  Search this

Konrad Bercovici: Literature\Writer  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Female  Search this

Aileen Pringle: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Jim Tully: Male  Search this

Jim Tully: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Jim Tully: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Female  Search this

Elinor Glyn: Literature\Writer  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Male  Search this

Irving Thalberg: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Pauline Stark: Female  Search this

Pauline Stark: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

King Vidor: Male  Search this

King Vidor: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Male  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Visual Arts\Founder  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Carl Laemmle: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Motion pictures  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Male  Search this

Edward "Hoot" Gibson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Male  Search this

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Matt Moore: Male  Search this

Matt Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Female  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Mae Murray: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this

May Allison: Female  Search this

May Allison: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Moore: Male  Search this

Tom Moore: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Male  Search this

Noah Beery, Sr.: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Tom Mix: Male  Search this

Tom Mix: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Tom Mix: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Female  Search this

Estelle Taylor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Female  Search this

Blanche Sweet: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Male  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Marshal "Mickey" Neilan: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this

Louise Brooks: Female  Search this

Louise Brooks: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Female  Search this

Bebe Daniels: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Female  Search this

Norma Talmadge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Female  Search this

Frances Marion Owens: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Florence Vidor: Female  Search this

Florence Vidor: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Male  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

George Fitzmaurice: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Male  Search this

Syd Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Harry Langdon: Male  Search this

Harry Langdon: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Female  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Justine Johnston: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this

Sid Grauman: Male  Search this

Sid Grauman: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Theater  Search this

Mary Philbin: Female  Search this

Mary Philbin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Walter Wanger: Male  Search this

Walter Wanger: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Male  Search this

Thomas Moreno: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Female  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Betty Compson: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Male  Search this

Conrad Nagel: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Female  Search this

Corinne Griffith: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

H. B. Warner: Male  Search this

H. B. Warner: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Louella Parsons: Female  Search this

Louella Parsons: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Mabel Normand: Female  Search this

Mabel Normand: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

James Cruze: Male  Search this

James Cruze: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Male  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Performing Arts\Producer  Search this

Joseph M. Schenck: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Male  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this

Ronald Charles Colman: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Richard Merkin

Object number:

NPG.96.126

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm407635a10-2f33-4eba-94b1-051ad0f75759

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.126

Creator:

National Portrait Gallery  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-06-27T17:22:46.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Portraits  Search this

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

YouTube Channel:

NatlPortraitGallery

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_byBxfRmlb2Y

Physical Description:

satin (overall material)

velvet (overall material)

fabric (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 115 cm x 70 cm; 45 9/32 in x 27 9/16 in

Object Name:

dress

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Used:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

late 19th century

Subject:

Vaudeville  Search this

Theater  Search this

Comedy  Search this

Credit Line:

Jean P. Warner

ID Number:

1998.0002.01

Accession number:

1998.0002

Catalog number:

1998.0002.01

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-1c1d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1695284

Collection Creator:

Marx, Harpo, 1888-1964  Search this

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Harpo Marx Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Harpo Marx Papers

Harpo Marx Papers / Working Box 1

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c46aaa7d-69c7-41ff-81f5-957fe00bb327

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1290-ref98

Artist:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Sitter:

Will Rogers, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935  Search this

Medium:

Bronze; chocolate brown patina

Dimensions:

With Base (Base part of object): 47.6 x 59.7 x 39.1cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 x 15 3/8")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

cast after 1938 orginal

Topic:

Will Rogers: Male  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Will Rogers: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Cowboy  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Humorist  Search this

Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this

Will Rogers: Journalism and Media\Broadcast journalist\Commentator  Search this

Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.67.52

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46831cf9a-fb7f-45da-bbbb-284167110681

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.67.52

Artist:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Foundry:

C. Valsuani  Search this

Sitter:

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

With Base: 48.3 x 17.8 x 22.2cm (19 x 7 x 8 3/4")

Without Base: 31.8 x 18.7 x 22.5cm (12 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 8 7/8")

Base: 16.1 x 15.9 x 15.2cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 6")

Type:

Sculpture

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1925

Topic:

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.72.30

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm478a8f47d-b0f5-444d-8ef7-a27efb154823

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.30

Artist:

Marisol Escobar, 22 May 1930 - 30 Apr 2016  Search this

Sitter:

Bob Hope, 29 May 1903 - 27 Jul 2003  Search this

Medium:

Polychromed wood

Dimensions:

Without Base: 47 x 36.8 x 45.7cm (18 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 18")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1967

Topic:

Bob Hope: Male  Search this

Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality  Search this

Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer  Search this

Bob Hope: Oscar  Search this

Bob Hope: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Bob Hope: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine

Object number:

NPG.78.TC452

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Marisol Escobar / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4475eca9a-a9d6-4d9e-8045-d8fa098111a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.TC452

Artist:

Isamu Noguchi, 17 Nov 1904 - 30 Dec 1988  Search this

Sitter:

Ginger Rogers, 16 Jul 1911 - 25 Apr 1995  Search this

Medium:

Pink Georgia marble

Dimensions:

With Base: 50.8 x 18.7 x 26.7cm (20 x 7 3/8 x 10 1/2")

Without Base: 37.5 x 18.7 x 26.7cm (14 3/4 x 7 3/8 x 10 1/2")

Base: 13.3 x 18.7 x 20.3cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 8")

Type:

Sculpture

Place:

United States\Arizona

Date:

1942

Topic:

Ginger Rogers: Female  Search this

Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater  Search this

Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Ginger Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap  Search this

Ginger Rogers: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee

Object number:

NPG.96.103

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Isamu Noguchi / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48dc8fd80-0969-4905-bc0d-4f896aebc46c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.103

User:

Coca, Imogene  Search this

Physical Description:

wool (overall material)

leather (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 52 in x 25 in; 132.08 cm x 63.5 cm

overall, mounted (at widest point): 135 cm x 60 cm x 40 cm; 53 5/32 in x 23 5/8 in x 15 3/4 in

shoulders, mounted: 53 cm; 20 7/8 in

Object Name:

coat

Date made:

before 1950

Subject:

Comedy  Search this

Comedians  Search this

Television  Search this

ID Number:

2010.0137.01

Accession number:

2010.0137

Catalog number:

2010.0137.01

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-37c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1396975

Collection Performer:

Basie, Count, 1904-1984  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986  Search this

Jamal, Ahmad, 1930-  Search this

Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949  Search this

Davis, Miles  Search this

Collection Collector:

Smith, Ernie  Search this

Extent:

1 Motion picture film

Container:

Reel AC0491-OF0008-1

Type:

Archival materials

Moving Images

Motion picture films

Date:

1893-ca. early 1950s

Scope and Contents note:

Descriptive Summary: 1162f., b&w, a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith

1. Small boy dancing on a barge

Descriptive Summary: silent

Copyright: 1893

2. Two young boys dancing on a flat-bed truck

Copyright: 1929

3. The Buck Dance

Copyright: early 1950s

Performer(s): Horace Sprott

4. Stair dance

Copyright: 1932

Performer(s): Bill Robinson

5. King for a Day, excerpt

Copyright: 1934

Corporate Creator: The Vitaphone Corporation

Director: Roy Mack

Performer(s): Bill Robinson

Song Title(s): "Old Folks at Home", "Old Black Joe", etc.

6. Tip, Tap, and Toe

Copyright: 1936

Performer(s): Sammy Green, Teddy Frazier and Raymond Winfield

7. Tip, Tap, and Toe

Copyright: 1944

Performer(s): Sammy Green, Teddy Frazier and Raymond Winfield with the Jack Teagarden Orchestra

Song Title(s): "Stompin' at the Savoy"

8. Ace Gibson and Eddie Thompson

Copyright: 1933

9. Varsity Show, excerpt

Copyright: 1937

Corporate Creator: Warner Brothers

Producer: Louis F. Edelman

Director: William Keighley

Performer(s): Dick Powell, John Bubbles and Buck Washington

10. Unidentified

Copyright: early 1960s

Performer(s): John Bubbles, dance and song later joined by Perry Como

11. Unidentified

Copyright: 1933

Performer(s): Sammy Davis, Jr., as a young boy

12. An All Colored Vaudeville Show

Copyright: 1935

Corporate Creator: The Vitaphone Company

Director: Roy Mack

Performer(s): The Nicholas Brothers

13. Stormy Weather, excerpt

Copyright: 1943

Corporate Creator: 20th Century Fox

Producer: William LeBaron

Director: Andrew L. Stone

Performer(s): The Nicholas Brothers, Cab Calloway Orchestra

Song Title(s): "The Jumpin' Jive"

Video reference copy

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the films 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.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.

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Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection

Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection / Series 1: Ernie Smith Presentation Reels

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8acd49d2f-a116-42e9-8544-6f4e876900f3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0491-ref1212

Container:

Box 2 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-145, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Office of the Registrar, Loan Records

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Loan Records

Loan Records / Box 2

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa03-145-refidd1e2373

Container:

Box 2 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-145, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Office of the Registrar, Loan Records

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Loan Records

Loan Records / Box 2

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa03-145-refidd1e3646

Container:

Box 1 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-145, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Office of the Registrar, Loan Records

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Loan Records

Loan Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa03-145-refidd1e448

Container:

Box 1 of 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-145, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Office of the Registrar, Loan Records

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Loan Records

Loan Records / Box 1

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-fa03-145-refidd1e627

Creator:

Cornell, Joseph  Search this

Names:

Benton, Elizabeth Cornell  Search this

Cornell, Robert  Search this

Extent:

24.9 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

1804-1986

bulk 1939-1972

Summary:

The papers of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) measure approximately 24.9 linear feet and date from 1804 to 1986 with the bulk of the material dating from 1939-1972. The collection documents the life, work, interests, and creative activities of the self-taught artist, who was best known for his shadow box constructions, assemblages, and collages. Papers include correspondence, diaries, source material, notes, writings, photographs, printed material, two- and three-dimensional ephemera, art works, and books, as well as a limited amount of legal and financial records, and some miscellaneous personal and family papers. The collection also includes the papers of his sister, Betty Cornell Benton, relating to the handling of Cornell's estate and the personal papers of his brother, Robert Cornell.

Scope and Content Note:

The Joseph Cornell papers measure approximately 24.9 linear feet and date from 1804 to 1986, with the bulk of the material dating from 1939-1972. The collection documents the life, work, interests, and creative activities of the self-taught artist, who was best known for his shadow box constructions, assemblages, and collages. Papers include correspondence, diaries, source material, notes, writings, photographs, printed material, two- and three-dimensional ephemera, art works, and books, as well as a limited amount of legal and financial records, and some miscellaneous personal and family papers (which comprise a series of biographical material). The collection also includes the papers of his sister, Betty Cornell Benton, relating to the handling of Cornell's estate and the personal papers of his brother, Robert Cornell.

Cornell's correspondence is typically with family, friends, artists, dealers, collectors, galleries, museums, admirers, individuals whom he admired, "helpers," and various charitable institutions. Correspondence generally concerns the creation, exhibition, sale, and reception of Cornell's art work; his "explorations" and other research and collecting activities; his preoccupations with certain individuals and motifs; his usual practices of giving gifts of art work to those he liked or admired and making donations to charities in aid of those less fortunate; and his relationships and shared interests with family, friends, and colleagues. Also found is correspondence between and amongst various other members of the Cornell family, including, most notably, Robert Cornell's letters to his sisters, Elizabeth (typically addressed as Nell) and Helen.

Dating from 1941 to 1972, Cornell's diaries span almost the entirety of his career as an artist, which began in earnest when he left his job at the Traphagen textile studio in 1940 to pursue art full-time and ended with his death in 1972. The diaries record his day-to-day experiences (usually comprising his thoughts, feelings, impressions, and ideas); and reflect on his various art projects (boxes, films, and collages) and creative activities ("explorations," and various other research, collecting, and publishing ventures). They also explore many of the themes and underlying concerns of his art work; and document his intense preoccupations with certain individuals, his wide-ranging interests, and the interconnectedness of his ideas and activities. Cornell's style of writing in the diaries tends to be stream-of-conscious with entries being composed of phrases, rather than complete sentences and with the progression of passages being more poetic and associative than either logical or narrative. He tended to compose by hand, occasionally typing up his notes into more formal entries, and also to use abbreviations for oft-repeated words and initials for individuals. At times, his handwriting can be difficult to read, and his references can be difficult to decipher. It was also common practice for him to review or revisit previous entries at various points in time, often making revisions or comments on them with dated annotations in the margins or on the reverse side of a page.

Cornell's source material is largely comprised of files of newspaper and magazine clippings, cutouts, notes, writings, book excerpts, photostats (or stats), prints, postcards, art reproductions, and other printed material. Some files are devoted to people (ballerinas, actresses, singers, artists, and writers) and topics (astronomy, romantic and modern ballet, birds, films, literature, music, plants, and science, among others). Other files relate to specific art works, "explorations," publishing projects, and exhibitions. Source material documents Cornell's preoccupation with certain individuals (past and present), events, subjects, and motifs; the development of some of his major "explorations" and their influence on his various artistic and commercial projects; and his work on certain box constructions and collages, publishing ventures, and exhibition catalogues. Source material also sheds light on Cornell's efforts to gain access to the past; his interest in the symbolism of images and objects; the linkages he found between seemingly unrelated things; and the connections between his many creative endeavors.

Ephemera and artifacts include various objects, mementos, and items of memorabilia, some of which were accumulated by Cornell (in much the same way that he collected his source material) and some of which are of uncertain origin. For Cornell, items such as these were not merely inanimate objects, but were instead evocative of past worlds and capable of bringing the past into the present (an idea which he often expressed in his diaries as the "metaphysique d'ephemera"). He seems to have used some of these items in a layout he designed for Good Housekeeping. Other items may have been used as source material for some of his box constructions.

The collection also houses photographs of Cornell, his family, art work, other artists, and friends, as well as photographs taken by various individuals and publicity photographs from the New York City Ballet. Also found are scattered works of art, including collage fragments and Rorschachs (or ink blot drawings) by Cornell, collages by Cornell's sister, Betty Cornell Benton, on which he collaborated, and a box by Christine Kaufman, which was a gift to Cornell. The books in the collection most likely comprise the remainder of Cornell's library, which was transferred to the Joseph Cornell Study Center, and include some that seem to have belonged to his sister, Betty. Printed material includes various publications and clippings collected by Cornell apart from that which he collected as source material. Writings about Cornell include an article by the poet, Mina Loy, and copies of various theses, presentations, and articles by graduate students in art history received by Benton (who assisted them in their research).

The Joseph Cornell Estate Papers consist of correspondence relating to Betty Cornell Benton's administration of the part of Cornell's estate for which she was responsible and legal documents relating to her various legal disputes with the executors of the estate, as well as a limited amount of printed material, some of which was originally accumulated by Cornell and subsequently shared with Benton, and miscellaneous papers belonging to Benton and their mother, Helen S. Cornell. Estate Papers provide insight on the exhibition and sale of Cornell art works after his death; the disposition of his belongings (including art work, papers, books, records, and source material); and Benton's efforts to foster and safeguard the memory and legacy of Cornell. The Robert Cornell Papers include correspondence, writings, art works, photographs, printed material, and scattered financial and personal records, documenting the full and creative life Robert led despite being confined to a wheelchair. Their inclusion in the collection suggests the family's effort to foster Robert's memory.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eleven series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1918-1972, 1975 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1909-1982 (Boxes 1-5, OV 31; 4.3 linear feet)

Series 3: Diaries, 1941-1973 (Boxes 6-10; 5 linear feet)

Series 4: Source Material, 1804-1972 (Boxes 11-18, 25-28, OV 29; 8.5 linear feet)

Series 5: Ephemera and Artifacts, 1858-1946 (Boxes 18, 23; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 6: Photographs, circa 1905-1972 (Boxes 18, 28, OV 30; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 7: Art Works, circa 1966-1971 (Boxes 19, 23; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 8: Books and Printed Material, 1806-1968 (Boxes 19, 23; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 9: Writings about Cornell, 1950, circa 1975-1980 (Box 19; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 10: Joseph Cornell Estate Papers, circa 1911, 1944-1986 (Boxes 19-22; 3.5 linear feet)

Series 11: Robert Cornell Papers, 1924-1965 (Boxes 24, 28; 0.4 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Joseph Cornell, assemblagist, collagist, and filmmaker, was born on December 24, 1903 in Nyack, New York. He was the oldest son of Joseph I. Cornell, a textile salesman and designer, and Helen Storms Cornell, and had two younger sisters, Elizabeth (b. 1905), nicknamed Nell and later Betty, and Helen (b. 1906), and a younger brother, Robert (b. 1910), who suffered from cerebral palsy. Cornell shared close relationships with his siblings, and was especially attached to his brother whom he took care of as an adult. His fondest childhood memories included family Christmas celebrations, outings to Manhattan where he saw vaudeville shows and strolled around Times Square, and trips to Coney Island where he encountered penny arcade machines. These childhood memories, among others, inspired some of the themes later explored in his art work.

After his father's death in 1917, Cornell was sent to study at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. He remained there for four years, but left without receiving a diploma. During this time, the family moved from Nyack to Bayside, Queens, where they lived in a series of rented houses. Cornell rejoined his family in 1921, at which time he went to work as a salesman in the Manhattan office of a textile wholesaler, the William Whitman Company. He joined the Christian Science church in the mid-1920s, and in 1929, the family bought a house at 37-08 Utopia Parkway in Flushing, where he resided for the rest of his life, living there with his mother and brother after both his sisters married and moved away.

During the 1920s, Cornell developed his passion for walking the city streets and taking in their sights, sounds, and impressions; browsing in the secondhand bookshops along Fourth Avenue; and collecting material such as books, prints, postcards, and printed and three-dimensional ephemera. He cultivated his growing interest in culture and the arts by attending opera and ballet performances, seeing plays (the 1922 play Rain, which starred Jeanne Eagels, was among his favorites), visiting galleries and museums, reading, and going to the movies.

In 1931, Cornell began to frequent the Julien Levy Gallery, where he encountered Surrealist art for perhaps the first time. Around this time, he created his first works of art - a series of black-and-white collages composed from cutouts of nineteenth-century engravings - inspired by Max Ernst's collages, in particular his collage-novel, La Femme 100 tetes (1929). Cornell went on to create three-dimensional works of art such as pill boxes and a glass bell series (consisting of objects arranged under a bell jar). His work, including several collages and a glass bell, was first exhibited as part of the groundbreaking "Surrealisme" show at the Levy Gallery in January 1932. He also designed the cover of the show announcement. His first one-man show at the gallery, "The Objects of Joseph Cornell," followed in the fall of 1932. (It was seven years before his next solo show.) By this time, Cornell had been laid off from his job at Whitman's. He was out of work for several years before getting a job as a textile designer at the Traphagen Commercial Textile Studio in 1934. During the next several years, he continued to work on his art at night.

Around this time, Cornell began collecting movies and movie stills, and embarked upon various film-related projects. In 1933, he wrote a scenario for a silent movie, Monsieur Phot. A few years later, he made his first film, Rose Hobart (1936), comprised of re-edited footage from the B-movie, East of Borneo (1931), which starred the actress, Rose Hobart. And he began work on a trilogy of collage-films - The Children's Party, Cotillion, and The Midnight Party (circa 1937). He then took a break from making films until the mid-1950s, but continued to collect film-related material, which he began to incorporate into his other art work.

In 1936, Cornell constructed his first glass-fronted shadow box, Untitled (Soap Bubble Set), which was included that same year in the "Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism" exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, along with a cabinet box and several glass bells. In creating some of his other early boxes, he began the practice of using photo reproductions of images which he located in books and magazines, or in the Picture Collection at the New York Public Library, among other places. In his tribute boxes to actresses (1930s), he made use of publicity shots, and in the box, Dressing Room for Gilles (1939), he employed a photostat (or stat) of a reproduction of Jean-Antoine Watteau's painting, Gilles (1718).

Over the years, Cornell came into contact with various figures of the art, dance, and literary worlds. In the 1930s and 1940s, he met the artists, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Salvador Dali, and befriended the artists, Lee Miller and Dorothea Tanning. His formative friendships during 1940s were with the artist, Pavel Tchelitchew, the writers, Charles Henri Ford (founder of the avant-garde periodical, View), Parker Tyler, and Donald Windham, and the balletomane, Lincoln Kirstein (founder of Dance Index). His other friends included the artists, Roberto Matta Echaurren and Robert Motherwell, the dancer and actress, Tilly Losch, and the poets, Mina Loy and Marianne Moore. In the 1950s, he associated with artists from the Abstract Expressionist movement, including Willem de Kooning, Jack Tworkov, and Mark Rothko. Beginning in the mid-1950s, he befriended many young artists, including Lee Bontecou and Carolee Schneeman, and young actresses, including Lois Smith, Gwen Van Dam, and Suzanne Miller, whom he sought to appear in his films. And in the early 1960s, he met the Pop artists, Robert Indiana, James Rosenquist, and Andy Warhol.

Beginning in 1940, Cornell developed a keen interest in dance, particularly ballet. Ballerinas from the Romantic era, such as Marie Taglioni and Fanny Cerrito, especially captured his imagination, inspiring such works as the box, Taglioni's Jewel Casket (1940), and the Portrait of Ondine "exploration," which comprised a portfolio of material relating to Cerrito and her famous role in the ballet, Ondine. Cornell was also fascinated with the modern counterparts of the Romantic ballerinas. In 1940, he befriended the Russian ballet dancer, Tamara Toumanova, and over the years produced many works in homage to her, including swan boxes (inspired by her role in Swan Lake), boxes made with scraps from her costumes, and scrapbooks of clippings, stats, and memorabilia. In 1949, he became enamored of the French dancer, Renee "Zizi" Jeanmarie, after seeing her perform in Carmen and meeting her backstage, and he created several dance-related boxes in her honor. In 1957, he met the ballerina, Allegra Kent. After meeting again in 1964, they became friends, and she served as the subject of several works based on images reproduced from a Parmigianino painting.

In December 1940, Cornell left his job at the Traphagen textile studio to pursue art full-time. He set up a workshop in the basement of the house on Utopia Parkway, which served as a combination studio and storage space. While he spent most days at home, he continued to make regular trips into Manhattan to wander around the city, visit with friends, and hunt for material. Around this time, he began to keep a diary, recording his day-to-day experiences (usually comprising his thoughts, feelings, impressions, ideas) on scraps of paper (including used envelopes, paper bags, napkins, and ticket stubs, among other fragments). He would then type up some of these notes into more formal diary entries, but most of them remained, in his word, "scribblings." Diary keeping eventually became one of his primary activities, along with box construction, collage, research, and collecting.

By this time, his art work was beginning to sell, yet he was not able to live from these sales alone. During the 1940s, he primarily supported himself by doing freelance work for magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Good Housekeeping, supplying illustrations from his picture collection and designing covers and layouts. He also regularly contributed pieces to View and Dance Index. His notable contributions to View included "Enchanted Wanderer: Excerpt from a Journey Album for Hedy Lamarr" (December 1941), "Story Without a Name - for Max Ernst" (April 1942), and "The Crystal Cage [portrait of Berenice]" (January 1943). His projects for Dance Index included various collage-covers, essays, and thematic issues, such as the Summer 1944 issue, which comprised a 22-page tribute to the Romantic ballerinas, Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Cerrito, and Fanny Elssler. To supplement his income, Cornell also held brief positions at an electronics plant, the Allied Control Company, Inc. (in 1943), and at a nursery, the Garden Centre (in 1944).

In 1942, Cornell created one of his more memorable works, Medici Slot Machine, embarking upon a large series of Medici boxes in which he utilized reproductions of portraits by Italian Renaissance artists, such as Sofonisba Anguissola and Pinturicchio. His other boxes from this time period explored themes ranging from ballet, as in A Pantry Ballet (for Jacques Offenbach) (1942), to doomed love, as in Paolo and Francesca (1943-48), to nature, as in the Sand Boxes (1940s) and Sand Fountains (1950s). Cornell often created boxes in series, producing variations on a theme with variants that differed significantly or only slightly. Over the years, series included: Pink Palaces, Pharmacies, Habitats, Aviaries, Dovecotes, Hotels, Observatories, and Night Skies, among others.

In late 1945, Cornell joined the Hugo Gallery, which was run by Alexander Iolas, and a year later mounted the show, "Romantic Museum at the Hugo Gallery: Portraits of Women by Joseph Cornell" (December 1946). He designed the exhibition catalog for this show, which consisted of portraits - box constructions, objects, and "dossiers" - of the opera singers, Giuditta Pasta and Maria Malibran, the ballerinas, Taglioni and Cerrito, and the actresses, Eleanora Duse, Jeanne Eagels, Greta Garbo, and Jennifer Jones, and which also featured one of his most famous boxes, Untitled (Penny Arcade Portrait of Lauren Bacall) (1945-46).

In 1949, Cornell joined the Egan Gallery, which was run by Charles Egan. Around this time, he began creating his series of Aviary boxes, which explored the symbolism of birds and birdcages. He showed twenty-six of these box constructions in his first exhibition at the Egan Gallery, "Aviary by Joseph Cornell" (December 1949-January 1950). He created other series of whitewashed boxes, including the Dovecote series and a small group relating to the poet, Emily Dickinson. He then went on to explore the themes of astronomy and celestial navigation in the Observatory, Night Skies, and Hotel series. Works from these series were featured in his two remaining shows at the Egan Gallery, "Night Songs and Other Work" (December 1950-January 1951) and "Night Voyage" (February-March 1953). In the fall of 1953, sparked by seeing the painting, Figure Seated in a Cafe (1914), Cornell embarked upon a major series of bird constructions dedicated to the Cubist artist, Juan Gris. Notably, these were the only boxes he explicitly dedicated to another artist.

Over the next couple of years, Cornell's work was exhibited across the country. In 1955, he joined the Stable Gallery, which was run by Eleanor Ward. His first one-man show there, in the winter of 1955-56, was "Winter Night Skies," which featured various box constructions based on constellations. During the mid-1950s, he embarked upon a series of Sand Fountains (vertical standing boxes featuring a broken glass and sand that flowed through it when turned upside down), elaborating upon his earlier Sand Boxes (1940s). These boxes along with some of his other latest works, including the Bleriot boxes and the Space Object boxes (which comprised his final box series), were exhibited in his second and last show at the Stable Gallery, "Selected Works" (December 1957).

After leaving the Stable Gallery, Cornell had several dealers handle his work rather than allowing any one to assume too much control. Dealers included Richard Feigen (in Chicago and then in New York) and Irving Blum (in California), among others. Throughout his career, Cornell never liked selling his boxes. He was always reluctant to let his work go and became increasingly uneasy about the growing status of his work as a commodity. He preferred instead to make gifts of his art work to friends and individuals he admired (especially female ones).

In the mid-1950s, Cornell returned to making films. Rather than just splicing together found images as he had in his films of the 1930s, he began to collaborate with others to shoot original footage. He worked with the experimental filmmaker, Stan Brakhage, on two films, one about the Third Ave El which was about to be torn down ( Wonder Ring or Gnir Rednow) and the other about an old house in Cornell's neighborhood that was slated for demolition ( Centuries of June). Cornell then went on to make nine films with the filmmaker, Rudy Burckhardt, including Aviary, A Legend for Fountains, and Nymphlight, among others. In the late 1960s, he enlisted the help of Larry Jordan, who was also a filmmaker, in completing the trilogy of collage-films that he had begun in the 1930s.

Along with creating works of art and making films, Cornell was involved in a host of other creative endeavors throughout his career as an artist. These included: keeping a diary, which was for him another medium for exploring and expressing the themes, ideas, and concerns recurrent in his art work; carrying out "explorations," which typically involved conducting research, collecting material, and compiling files on persons or topics of interest to him; and other projects, such as publishing pamphlets (or brochures) dedicated to the nineteenth-century opera singers, Malibran and Giulia Grisi. Cornell's "explorations" clearly informed his artwork, but they were also works of art in and of themselves. He continually sought to share this work with an audience and twice had the opportunity to do so, when he exhibited versions of his Portrait of Ondine "exploration" at the Museum of Modern Art in 1945 and at the Wittenborn Bookstore in 1956.

Around the mid-1950s, Cornell returned to making collages as independent works of art. Unlike his earlier ones, which were composed from cutouts of black-and-white engravings, his latest collages were made with color images cut out of contemporary magazines and books. In these collages, he explored many of the same themes and preoccupations of his box constructions, including birds, as in Couleur de Peche (1967) and Untitled (Vierge Vivace) (1970), children's games, as in the Penny Arcade series (1960s), and actresses, as in The Sister Shades (1956). Towards the end of his career, collage became his principal medium.

By this time, Cornell was taking fewer trips into Manhattan. Instead, he spent more time at home or traveled only so far as downtown Flushing, where he frequented the public library, hunted for material in stores, such as Woolworth's, and passed time in the coffee-shops on Main Street. From this time on, he kept his diary with increasing regularity, taking down notations with more frequency and creating entries of greater length.

In 1961, fourteen of Cornell's boxes, including Medici Slot Machine, were exhibited as part of the "The Art of Assemblage" show at the Museum of Modern Art. As his biographer notes, Cornell came to view this show "as a turning point in his creative life," marking the "[fall] off in his work" that took place in the sixties (Solomon 271-2). He continued to work on boxes that he had begun long before, but, after this time, rarely if ever constructed new ones. Instead, he focused on making collages and became increasingly concerned with other projects, such as organizing his basement workshop, for which he hired various "helpers" or assistants (mostly young women) over the years. He also became more and more prone to obsessions (or preoccupations, as he called them) with various young women that he encountered both in fantasy (actresses on stage or in films) and in real life (working girls in the city, "teeners" on Main Street, or his female visitors and "helpers" at home). These preoccupations infused his diary writings, and inspired the keeping of "dossiers" on particular individuals and the creation of various collages dedicated to others, including most notably the Penny Arcade series dedicated to Joyce Hunter (or "Tina," as he referred to her in his writings).

After Robert's death in February 1965, Cornell created a series of collages in his memory, many of which incorporated his brother's drawings of animal characters. In January 1966, he exhibited some of these collages, alongside a selection of Robert's drawings, in a show at the Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, "Robert Cornell: Memorial Exhibition." In 1967, there were two retrospective exhibitions of Cornell's work, "An Exhibition of Works by Joseph Cornell" at the Pasadena Art Museum and "Joseph Cornell" at the Guggenheim Museum. By now, Cornell was receiving considerable public recognition for his work. He had received his first profile (by Howard Griffin) in the December 1957 issue of Art News and, ten years later, was treated to a 12-page spread (by David Bourdon) in the December 1967 issue of Life magazine. He was also the recipient of various prizes for his art work, including the M.V Kohnstamm Prize at the Art Institute of Chicago's "62nd American Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture" in 1957 and the winning prize in India's first Triennale of Contemporary World Art in 1968.

In the last years of his life (especially from the time of his mother's death in the fall of 1966), Cornell suffered from severe depression and loneliness, and withdrew even further from the outside world. However, he still maintained relationships with various young friends and artists, who frequently visited Utopia Parkway and/or served as one of his assistants. He became more and more interested in sharing his work with a younger audience and his last two exhibitions in 1972 were expressly for children, "A Joseph Cornell Exhibition for Children" at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture and "Joseph Cornell - Collages and Boxes" at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.

Cornell continued to work until the end of his life, "refurbishing" earlier boxes and creating memorial collages. Following prostate surgery in June 1972, he spent several months recuperating with family in Westhampton before returning to Utopia Parkway in November. He died of heart failure at home on December 29, 1972.

The biographical note draws heavily from Deborah Solomon's biography, Utopia Parkway: The Life and Work of Joseph Cornell (New York: Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1997), and Diane Waldman's book, Joseph Cornell: Master of Dreams (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002).

Related Material:

The Archives holds several collections of different provenance that relate to Joseph Cornell, including the small collections of Allison Delarue (comprised of two letters from Cornell, available on reel 2803), Muriel Streeter Schwartz (comprised of two letters from Cornell, available on reel 4283), Wayne Andrews (comprised of letters from Cornell and printed material), and Marion Netter (comprised of items received from Cornell). In addition, photographs of Cornell can be found amongst the Hans Namuth photographs and papers. Also found within the Archives is a transcribed interview of Cornell's sister, Elizabeth Cornell Benton, conducted on April 21, 1976 as part of the oral history program.

Separated Material:

The bulk of Cornell's source material resides in the Joseph Cornell Study Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, along with his library and record collection. Cornell's sister, Betty Cornell Benton, donated a portion of this material directly to SAAM (then known as the National Museum of American Art), occasioning the creation of the Study Center circa 1978. The bulk of the source material and library that she donated to AAA, including approximately 66 linear feet of three-dimensional and non-textual source material and 50 linear feet of books, was transferred to the Study Center in 1994 and 1995.

Originals of loaned material returned to the donor after microfilming include: some unidentified and miscellaneous correspondence; significant correspondence between Joseph Cornell and Helen S. Cornell; significant correspondence between Helen S. Cornell, family members and others; and some of Joseph Cornell's family correspondence and general correspondence from the Robert Cornell papers. The loaned material is available on microfilm reels 1055-1058 but is not described further in the Series Descriptions/Container Listing of this finding aid.

Provenance:

The Joseph Cornell papers were donated and microfilmed in several installments from 1974 to 1989 by Joseph Cornell's sister, Betty Cornell Benton. Most, but not all, of the correspondence, which was loaned for microfilming in 1974, was subsequently donated in 1989. Additional material was donated in 2004 by the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation.

Restrictions:

Use of the original papers requires an appointment.

Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Topic:

Celebrities  Search this

Assemblage (Art)  Search this

Found objects (Art)  Search this

Art, Modern -- 20th century -- United States  Search this

Assemblage artists -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Joseph Cornell papers, 1804-1986, bulk 1939-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Getty Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Identifier:

AAA.cornjose

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Joseph Cornell papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ff67e8a6-6a88-40f0-9df4-537c9826eed7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cornjose

Donor:

Hauber, Joseph R.  Search this

Collector:

Stubblebine, Donald J., 1925-2010  Search this

Extent:

285 Cubic feet (600 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Posters

Playbills

Sheet music

Design drawings

Theater programs

Date:

1866-2009, undated

Scope and Contents:

One of the most comprehensive collections of material relating to musical stage and film productions, the collection consists of an assortment of material including sheet music written specifically for or included in stage and screen musicals, television programs, Big Band performances, and radio. Some productions may have been produced under more than one title, especially if the production was presented internationally.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of production or personality using proper name. Folders for each entry may include sheet music, ephemeral items related to that specific production or personality such as theater programs, reviews, and posters. There are a number of costume design drawings. Folders will rarely include full printed scores. Published scores were separated from this collection before donation.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1, Stage Musicals and Vaudeville, 1866-2007, undated

Subseries 1.1, United States Stage Musicals, 1866-2007, undated

Subseries 1.2, Ziegfeld Productions, 1911-1958, undated

Subseries 1.3, British Stage Musicals, 1890-1943, undated

Subseries 1.4, Assorted Countries Stage Musicals, 1896-1935, undated

Series 2, Motion Pictures, 1912-2007, undated

Subseries 2.1, United States Motion Pictures, 1919-2007, undated

Subseries 2.2, British Motion Pictures, 1912-1988, undated

Subseries 2.3, Foreign Motion Pictures, Assorted Countries, 1921-1985, undated

Subseries 2.4, Silent Motion Picture Cue Sheets, 1915-1930, undated

Series 3, Television, 1933-2003, undated

Series 4, Big Bands and Radio, 1925-1998,undated

Subseries 4.1, Big Bands, 1929-1998, undated

Subseries 4.2, Radio, 1925-1948, undated

Series 5, Personalities, 1875-2009, undated

Series 6, Ephemera and Single Sheet Music, 1908-2005, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Donald J. Stubblebine was born on February 4, 1925 in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Edgar W. and Emma Stubblebine. He had an older brother Edgar W. Stubblebine, Jr. His father was a sheet metal worker employed by the railroad in Reading. Stubblebine was first exposed to musicals through motion pictures. His mother attended "dish night" with her son twice a week. During the Great Depression, in order to draw an audience, theaters would give out dishes with each admission. He credited this with beginning his love of musicals. By the 1940 United States Census his mother is listed as a widow. Stubblebine attended the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania. After graduation he was employed for forty years as controller by the Chilton Publishing Company. He retired in 1994.

As a lifelong film and theater fan, Stubblebine began collecting sheet music, programs, and ephemera from stage and film musicals in the early 1970s. As his collection grew, so did his expertise in the history of musical theatre and film. He eventually authored four reference books dealing with United States and British stage and film musicals as well as films from Canada and Australia. He became an often sought-after expert in stage and film music. His obsession with collecting eventually filled his Philadelphia apartment with one of the largest collections of material centered on music in the United States. He collected not only the sheet music and scores from musicals but often collected copies of reviews, programs, photographs, and costume sketches.

Stubblebine died on May 1, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smitsonian Institution by Joseph Regis Hauber in memory of Donald J. Stubblebine, in 2010.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research but is stored offsite. Arrangements must be made with the Archives Center staff two weeks prior to a scheduled research visit.

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.

Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark.

Topic:

Silent films  Search this

Motion pictures  Search this

Vaudeville  Search this

Music -- United States  Search this

Motion pictures, British  Search this

Musical revue, comedy, etc  Search this

Music -- Performance  Search this

Musicals  Search this

Musical theater  Search this

Music -- 20th century  Search this

Music -- 19th century  Search this

Revues -- 1900-1910  Search this

Theater  Search this

Silent films -- Musical accompaniment  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters -- 20th century

Playbills

Sheet music

Design drawings

Theater programs

Citation:

Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera, 1866-2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1211

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Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ef54fc89-cd33-4842-ae7f-796642a67098

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1211

Collection Donor:

Hauber, Joseph R.  Search this

Collection Collector:

Stubblebine, Donald J., 1925-2010  Search this

Container:

Box 539, Folder 17

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1905

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research but is stored offsite. Arrangements must be made with the Archives Center staff two weeks prior to a scheduled research visit.

Collection 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.

Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark.

Collection Citation:

Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Musical Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera, 1866-2009, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera

Donald J. Stubblebine Collection of Theater and Motion Picture Music and Ephemera / Series 1: Stage Musicals and Vaudeville / 1.1: United States Stage Musicals

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cd17570f-030a-4f8f-b63a-988e73a7972c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1211-ref17928

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Sitter:

Anna Held, 03 Mar 1877 - 12 Aug 1918  Search this

Unidentified Man  Search this

Formerly identified as:

Florenz Ziegfeld, 21 Mar 1867 - 22 Jul 1932  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 19.8 × 24.6 cm (7 13/16 × 9 11/16")

Mat: 35.6 × 45.7 cm (14 × 18")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1900

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Container\Vase  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this

Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this

Home Furnishings\Dishes\Plate  Search this

Home Furnishings\Flatware  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Autograph  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Unidentified Man: Male  Search this

Anna Held: Female  Search this

Anna Held: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Anna Held: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.80.102

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c8628439-298e-49e9-b84f-f8b9d5f1abfd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.102

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Sitter:

Anna Held, 03 Mar 1877 - 12 Aug 1918  Search this

Unidentified Man  Search this

Formerly identified as:

Florenz Ziegfeld, 21 Mar 1867 - 22 Jul 1932  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 24.6 × 19.8 cm (9 11/16 × 7 13/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1900

Topic:

Exterior  Search this

Vehicle\Train  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower\Boutonniere  Search this

Unidentified Man: Male  Search this

Anna Held: Female  Search this

Anna Held: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Anna Held: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.80.103

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm468ca20ac-8b21-4a27-8c6e-e372112098a0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.103