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  • Photograph of LL Cool J at the Beacon Theater in NYC

    Photograph of LL Cool J at the Beacon Theater in NYC

    Photograph by
    Pereira, Al, American, born 1963
    Subject of
    LL Cool J, American, born 1968
    Beacon Theatre, American, founded 1929
    Printed by
    Adler, Bill, American, born 1951
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 in. (35.2 × 27.8 cm)
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place captured
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 1, 1991; printed 2003
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of LL Cool J performing at the Beacon Theater in NYC on May 1, 1991. Cool J is pictured center frame, with a microphone held to his lips by his right hand. His eyes are closed and he is bare-chested under an open jacket. He also wears a bucket hat and chain necklace. On the back are inscriptions by Bill Adler identifying the subject, photographer, location and date.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hip hop (Music)
    Musicians
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.132.290
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Al Pereira
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Collection title
    Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • David Garrick as Abel Drugger in "The Alchemist"

    Attribution
    Zoffany, John, 1733 - 1810
    Sitter
    Garrick, David, 1717 - 1779
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    87.9cm x 63.7cm (34 5/8" x 25 1/16"), Estimate
    Type
    Painting
    Date
    n.d.a.
    Topic
    Printed Material\Book
    Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
    Nature & Environment\Bone\Skull
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Bat
    Symbols & Motifs\Hourglass
    David Garrick: Male
    David Garrick: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: The Players
    Object number
    NY370069
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    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits
  • William Alfred Faversham

    William Alfred Faversham

    STAGE FOLK
    Artist
    Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968
    Sitter
    Faversham, William Alfred, 1868 - 1940
    Medium
    Linocut on paper
    Dimensions
    Image: 32.9cm x 16cm (12 15/16" x 6 5/16")
    Sheet: 35.3cm x 17.7cm (13 7/8" x 6 15/16")
    Mount: 48cm x 31.7cm (18 7/8" x 12 1/2")
    Type
    Print
    Date
    c. 1915-1922
    Topic
    Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove
    Caricature
    William Alfred Faversham: Male
    William Alfred Faversham: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
    Object number
    S/NPG.93.490
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    National Portrait Gallery Collection
    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Mrs. Pelby as Cherry

    Artist
    Unidentified Artist
    Copy after
    Johnston, David Claypoole, Mar 1799 - 8 Nov 1865
    Sitter
    Pelby, Rosalie French, 1791 - 1855
    Medium
    Oil on glass
    Dimensions
    23.6cm x 16.6cm (9 5/16" x 6 9/16"), Sight
    Type
    Painting
    Date
    1825
    Topic
    Rosalie French Pelby: Female
    Rosalie French Pelby: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
    Rosalie French Pelby: Performing Arts\Theater Manager
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: The Bostonian Society - Old State House
    Website: www.bostonhistory.org/
    Object number
    04.54
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    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits

  • Will Rogers

    Artist
    Grant, Joe, 20th Century
    Sitter
    Rogers, Will, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935
    Medium
    Watercolor on paper
    Dimensions
    Stretcher: 34.1cm x 27.3cm (13 7/16" x 10 3/4"), Accurate
    Type
    Drawing
    Date
    1915-1925
    Topic
    Exterior\Landscape
    Will Rogers: Male
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Columnist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Will Rogers: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Cowboy
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Humorist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
    Will Rogers: Communications\Broadcast Journalist\Commentator
    Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public Official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Will Rogers Memorial
    Object number
    OK010020
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    Catalog of American Portraits

  • John Malone

    Artist
    Kendall, William Sergeant, 1869 - 1938
    Sitter
    Malone, John
    Medium
    Pastel on paper
    Dimensions
    Sight: 72.5 × 52.3cm (28 9/16 × 20 9/16")
    Type
    Painting
    Date
    1895
    Topic
    Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
    Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
    John Malone: Male
    John Malone: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: The Players
    Object number
    NY370105
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    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits
  • Jimmy Durante

    Jimmy Durante

    Artist
    Dahl-Wolfe, Louise, 19 Nov 1895 - Dec 1989
    Sitter
    Durante, Jimmy, 10 Feb 1893 - 29 Jan 1980
    Medium
    Gelatin silver print
    Dimensions
    image: 19cm x 19.1cm (7 1/2" x 7 1/2"), Accurate
    sheet: 35.3cm x 28cm (13 7/8" x 11"), Accurate
    Type
    Photograph
    Date
    1945
    Topic
    Costume\Headgear\Hat
    Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower
    Interior\Studio
    Jimmy Durante: Male
    Jimmy Durante: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Jimmy Durante: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Jimmy Durante: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville
    Jimmy Durante: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Takouhy Wise and Etheleen Staley
    Object number
    NPG.93.32
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
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    National Portrait Gallery Collection
    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Monty Woolley

    Artist
    Baz Viaud, Ben-Hur, 1906 - 2003
    Sitter
    Woolley, Monty, 17 Aug 1888 - 6 May 1963
    Medium
    Watercolor
    Type
    Painting
    Topic
    Monty Woolley: Male
    Monty Woolley: Education\Educator\Professor
    Monty Woolley: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Monty Woolley: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Monty Woolley: Performing Arts\Director\Theater
    Monty Woolley: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer\Radio
    Monty Woolley: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television
    Monty Woolley: Military\Army
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Museum of the City of New York, Theatre Collection
    Website: www.mcny.org/
    Object number
    65.27
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    Catalog of American Portraits
    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits

  • Joseph M. Field

    Artist
    Unidentified Artist
    Sitter
    Field, Joseph M., 1810 - 1856
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    61.4cm x 51.3cm (24 3/16" x 20 3/16"), Accurate
    Type
    Painting
    Topic
    Joseph M. Field: Male
    Joseph M. Field: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
    Joseph M. Field: Literature\Writer\Playwright
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Boston Public Library
    Website: www.bpl.org/
    Object number
    MA300025
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    Catalog of American Portraits

  • William C. Drummond

    Artist
    Unidentified Artist
    Sitter
    Drummond, William C.
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    Unrecorded
    Type
    Painting
    Date
    early 19th Century
    Topic
    William C. Drummond: Male
    William C. Drummond: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: The Players
    Object number
    NY370056
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    Catalog of American Portraits
  • Will Rogers

    Will Rogers

    The County Chairman
    Artist
    Tooker-Moore Lithography Company, active c. 1930 - 1955
    Sitter
    Rogers, Will, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935
    Medium
    Color lithographic poster
    Dimensions
    Image: 100 × 66 cm (39 3/8 × 26")
    Sheet: 101.8 × 69.6 cm (40 1/16 × 27 3/8")
    Mount: 107.6 × 73.6 cm (42 3/8 × 29")
    Type
    Print
    Date
    1934
    Topic
    Poster
    Poster\Movie
    Will Rogers: Male
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Columnist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Will Rogers: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Cowboy
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Humorist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
    Will Rogers: Communications\Broadcast Journalist\Commentator
    Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public Official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    NPG.91.12
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    National Portrait Gallery Collection
    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Loie Fuller

    Artist
    Roche, Pierre, 1855 - 1922
    Sitter
    Fuller, Loie, 15 Jan 1862 - 1 Jan 1928
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    Sight: 53.4cm x 44.3cm (21" x 17 7/16"), Accurate
    Type
    Painting
    Date
    c. 1900
    Topic
    Loie Fuller: Female
    Loie Fuller: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Loie Fuller: Visual Arts\Designer
    Loie Fuller: Science and Technology\Inventor
    Loie Fuller: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
    Loie Fuller: Performing Arts\Choreographer
    Loie Fuller: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Maryhill Museum of Art
    Website: www.maryhillmuseum.org/
    Object number
    1938.01.159a
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    Catalog of American Portraits
  • Laura Keene

    Laura Keene

    Artist
    Moore Brothers, active 1860 - 1870?
    Sitter
    Keene, Laura, c. 1826 - 4 Nov 1873
    Medium
    Albumen silver print
    Dimensions
    Image/Sheet: 4.5 × 4.1 cm (1 3/4 × 1 5/8")
    Type
    Photograph
    Date
    c. 1866
    Topic
    Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow
    Costume\Jewelry\Pin
    Laura Keene: Female
    Laura Keene: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Laura Keene: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Laura Keene: Performing Arts\Theater Manager
    Laura Keene: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    NPG.80.71
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    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Will Rogers

    Artist
    Biggs, Electra Waggoner, 1912 - 2001
    Sitter
    Rogers, Will, 4 Nov 1879 - 15 Aug 1935
    Medium
    Bronze
    Dimensions
    40cm x 23cm x 31cm (15 3/4" x 9 1/16" x 12 3/16"), Estimate
    Type
    Sculpture
    Date
    1947
    Topic
    Will Rogers: Male
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Will Rogers: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Columnist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Will Rogers: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Cowboy
    Will Rogers: Communications\Journalist\Humorist
    Will Rogers: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
    Will Rogers: Communications\Broadcast Journalist\Commentator
    Will Rogers: Politics and Government\Public Official\Mayor\Beverly Hills, CA
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Will Rogers State Historic Park
    Website: www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=626
    Object number
    CA220091
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    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits

  • Three's a Crowd

    Clifton Webb and Tamara Geva performing "Body and Soul"
    Artist
    Gard, Alec
    Sitter
    Webb, Clifton, 19 Nov 1893 - 13 Oct 1966
    Geva, Tamara
    Type
    Drawing
    Topic
    Caricature
    Clifton Webb: Male
    Clifton Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Clifton Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera
    Clifton Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Clifton Webb: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
    Tamara Geva: Female
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Museum of the City of New York, Theatre Collection
    Website: www.mcny.org/
    Object number
    75.56-3
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    Catalog of American Portraits
  • Leon Errol

    Leon Errol

    Artist
    Alfred J. Frueh, 1880 - 14 Sep 1968
    Sitter
    Errol, Leon, 1881 - 1951
    Medium
    Ink on paper
    Dimensions
    Sheet: 28.5cm x 24.9cm (11 1/4" x 9 13/16"), Accurate
    Sheet: 37cm x 31cm (14 9/16" x 12 3/16"), Accurate
    Type
    Drawing
    Date
    1925
    Topic
    Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap
    Caricature
    Leon Errol: Male
    Leon Errol: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the children of Al Frueh - Barbara Frueh Bornemann, Robert Frueh and Alfred Frueh, Jr.
    Object number
    S/NPG.93.237
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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    Data Source
    National Portrait Gallery

  • Marcus Smith

    Artist
    Gribayedofy, Thomas, born mid 19th Century
    Sitter
    Smith, Marcus, 1829 - 1874
    Medium
    Ink on paper
    Dimensions
    14.3cm x 11.8cm (5 5/8" x 4 5/8"), Accurate
    Type
    Drawing
    Date
    c. 1870
    Topic
    Marcus Smith: Male
    Marcus Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Harvard University Theatre Collection
    Website: https://library.harvard.edu/collections/harvard-theatre-collecti
    Object number
    NHP 55.10
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    Catalog of American Portraits
  • Bob Hope

    Bob Hope

    Artist
    Major, Henry, 1889 - 1948
    Sitter
    Hope, Bob, 29 May 1903 - 27 Jul 2003
    Medium
    Pencil on paper
    Dimensions
    25.2cm x 20.5cm (9 15/16" x 8 1/16"), Image
    Type
    Drawing
    Date
    c. 1932-1938
    Topic
    Costume\Dress Accessory\Tie\Necktie
    Bob Hope: Male
    Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian
    Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Television Personality
    Bob Hope: Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer
    Bob Hope: Oscar
    Bob Hope: Presidential Medal of Freedom
    Bob Hope: Congressional Gold Medal
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
    Object number
    S/NPG.87.2
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    National Portrait Gallery

  • Joseph Jefferson

    Attribution
    Goodman, Arthur Jule, 1850 - 1926
    Sitter
    Jefferson, Joseph, 20 Feb 1829 - 23 Apr 1905
    Medium
    Ink on paper
    Dimensions
    34.2cm x 25cm (13 7/16" x 9 13/16"), Accurate
    Type
    Drawing
    Date
    c. 1890
    Topic
    Joseph Jefferson: Visual Arts\Artist
    Joseph Jefferson: Male
    Joseph Jefferson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: Harvard University Theatre Collection
    Website: https://library.harvard.edu/collections/harvard-theatre-collecti
    Object number
    NHP. 36.40.3
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    Catalog of American Portraits

  • Range Rider Of The Yellowstone

    Artist
    Christadoro, Charles C., 1881 - 1967
    Studio
    Gorham Co. Founders
    Sitter
    Hart, William Surrey, 6 Dec 1864? - 23 Jun 1946
    Medium
    Bronze
    Dimensions
    71.5cm x 71cm x 33cm (28 1/8" x 27 15/16" x 13"), Estimate
    Type
    Sculpture
    Date
    1925?
    Topic
    Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
    Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cowboy hat
    Costume\Footwear\Boots
    William Surrey Hart: Male
    William Surrey Hart: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Theater
    William Surrey Hart: Performing Arts\Director\Motion Pictures
    William Surrey Hart: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie
    Portrait
    Credit Line
    Owner: William S. Hart County Park and Museum
    Website: www.hartmuseum.org/
    Object number
    0352
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    Data Source
    Catalog of American Portraits