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"Popular Song Performers" -- Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, and Fred Astaire

"Popular Song Performers" -- Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, and Fred Astaire
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Artist
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003
Sitter
Tony Bennett, 3 Aug 1926 - 21 Jul 2023
Ella Fitzgerald, 25 Apr 1917 - 15 Jun 1996
Bing Crosby, 3 May 1903 - 14 Oct 1977
Frank Sinatra, 12 Dec 1915 - 14 May 1998
Lena Calhoun Horne, 30 Jun 1917 - 9 May 2010
Judy Garland, 10 Jun 1922 - 22 Jun 1969
Nat King Cole, 17 Mar 1919 - 25 Feb 1965
Fred Astaire, 10 May 1899 - 22 Jun 1987
Date
1983
Type
Drawing
Medium
Ink over pencil on illustration board
Dimensions
Image/Board: 69cm x 50.4cm (27 3/16" x 19 13/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Music\Musical instrument\Piano
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette
Caricature
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette holder
Lena Calhoun Horne: Female
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
Lena Calhoun Horne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Lena Calhoun Horne: Grammy
Ella Fitzgerald: Female
Ella Fitzgerald: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Ella Fitzgerald: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Ella Fitzgerald: Grammy
Bing Crosby: Male
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Bing Crosby: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
Bing Crosby: Sports and Recreation\Athlete\Golfer
Judy Garland: Female
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Judy Garland: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Judy Garland: Oscar
Tony Bennett: Male
Tony Bennett: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Tony Bennett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
Frank Sinatra: Male
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Frank Sinatra: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Frank Sinatra: Oscar
Frank Sinatra: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Frank Sinatra: Congressional Gold Medal
Frank Sinatra: Grammy
Nat King Cole: Male
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Television personality
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist
Nat King Cole: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz singer
Fred Astaire: Male
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville performer
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Tap
Fred Astaire: Performing Arts\Choreographer
Fred Astaire: Oscar
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Al Hirschfeld. Art reproduced by special arrangement with Hirschfeld's exclusive representative, the Margo Feiden Galleries, Ltd., New York.
Object number
NPG.84.324
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view