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Women in Music

A sampling of the collections featuring women in music.

  • Sarah Chang
  • Deborah Harry
  • Madonna
  • Track sheet used during the recording of "Ladies First" by Queen Latifah
  • EmmyLou Harris
  • Tina Turner
  • Laurie Anderson
  • Judy Garland
  • Eleanor Steber
  • Madonna
  • Female Rappers, Class of '88
  • Lena Horne
  • Barbra Streisand

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    • Women 11
    • Entertainers 10
    • Portraits 10
    • Musicians 9
    • Costume 7
    • Singer 7
    • Actors and actresses 6
    • Jewelry 6
    • Motion pictures 5
    • Songwriter 3
  • Object Type
    • Photographs 8
    • Prints 2
    • Drawings 1
    • Exterior views 1
    • Folk art 1
    • Paintings 1
    • Portraits 1
    • Worksheets 1
  • Culture
    • Americans 4
    • African Americans 3
    • Italian Americans 2
    • Asian Americans 1
  • Location
    • United States 3
    • California 1
    • Kings 1
    • Los Angeles 1
    • Manhattan 1
    • New York 1
    • New York City 1
    • North America 1
    • North and Central America 1
  • Decade
    • 1990s 1
    • 2000s 1
  • Collection Set
    • National Portrait Gallery Collection 9
    • National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection 2
    • 20th Century Americans: 1960-2000 1
    • Art 1
    • Culture and the Arts: Photographic History 1
    • Cultures & Communities 1
    • Documents and Published Materials 1
    • Eyejammie Hip Hop Photography Collection 1
    • Family & Social Life 1
    • Graphic Arts 1
  • Media Type
    • Images 13

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