Object Details
- Artist
- Deborah Kass, born 1952
- Sitter
- Barbra Streisand, born 24 Apr 1942
- Exhibition Label
- Born Brooklyn, New York
- Still a major entertainment figure, Barbra Streisand was just twenty-two when she took Broadway by storm in the hit musical Funny Girl (1964). She became one of the industry’s brightest and most versatile stars, excelling in music, theater, movies, and television. As a singer, Streisand rose to the top of the charts in the mid-1960s with multiple Grammys, and she is one the best-selling recording artists of all time. Streisand’s motion picture debut in Funny Girl (1968) earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. She continued her on-screen career in such films as Hello, Dolly (1969), The Way We Were (1973), and A Star is Born (1976) before branching into producing and directing. In this consciously crafted comment on celebrity, Deb Kass celebrates Streisand’s solid gold accomplishments using an image from Funny Girl, in which the actress played Fanny Brice, another boundary-breaking female entertainer.
- Gold Barbra
- Barbra Streisand nacida en 1942
- Nacida en Brooklyn, Nueva York
- Si bien aún goza de una posición privilegiada entre las figuras del entretenimiento, Barbra Streisand tenía apenas veintidós años cuando se adueñó de Broadway con el exitoso musical Funny Girl (1964). Se convirtió en una de las estrellas más brillantes y versátiles de la industria, destacándose en música, teatro, cine y televisión. Como cantante, Streisand ascendió al tope de las listas de éxitos a mediados de los años sesenta con múltiples premios Grammy, y sus discos están entre los de mayor venta de todos los tiempos. Su debut cinematográfico en Funny Girl (1968) le ganó el Oscar a la mejor actriz y prosiguió su carrera con filmes como Hello, Dolly (1969), The Way We Were (1973) y A Star Is Born (1976) antes de incursionar en el campo de la producción y la dirección. En este bien pensado comentario sobre la celebridad, Deb Kass rinde homenaje a la dorada carrera Streisand con una imagen tomada de Funny Girl, donde la actriz interpretó a Fanny Brice, otra intérprete femenina que rompió barreras.
- Deborah Kass (nacida en 1952)
- Serigrafía, 2013
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 2013
- Object number
- NPG.2014.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- ©2014 Deborah Kass/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Type
- Medium
- Screenprint on paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 61 × 50.2 cm (24 × 19 3/4")
- Frame: 82.3 × 67.8 cm (32 3/8 × 26 11/16")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Earring
- Barbra Streisand: Female
- Barbra Streisand: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Theater\Stage actor
- Barbra Streisand: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film director
- Barbra Streisand: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Film producer
- Barbra Streisand: Social Welfare and Reform\Philanthropist
- Barbra Streisand: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
- Barbra Streisand: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Singer\Popular singer
- Barbra Streisand: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
- Barbra Streisand: Civilian awards\Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Barbra Streisand: Peabody Award
- Barbra Streisand: Performing arts awards\Grammy
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2014.31
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cbe0609e-1601-415e-8889-8a7a69a49eca
