Object Details
- depicted (sitter)
- West, Mae
- Description
- Large painted chalk ware figurine depicting actress Mae West with an hour glass figure with an overly large head and bust. It is positioned in a familiar stance of Ms. West with one hand on the back of her head and one on the hip. Her face is painted in heavy detail, with garish eyebrows, eyelashes, blushing cheek, and red pouty mouth. Remnants of glitter still remain on necklace and at dress cuffs, with an additional star design painted in glitter on front of figurine below hips. West was a famous American actress and sex symbol whose career spanned seven decades.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Janet Vart
- ca 1930s
- ID Number
- 2009.0064.14
- accession number
- 2009.0064
- catalog number
- 2009.0064.14
- Object Name
- chalkware figurine
- figurine
- Physical Description
- plaster (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14 in x 6 1/4 in; 35.56 cm x 15.875 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Movie Collection
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1348857
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b40c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
