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Grace Kelly

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Korstiaan Verkade, born 12 Oct 1941
Sitter
Grace Kelly, 12 Nov 1929 - 14 Sep 1982
Exhibition Label
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The cool blonde star of Rear Window and High Society, Grace Kelly began acting on Broadway and in early television before pursuing a movie career in the early 1950s. She won a Best Actress Oscar in 1954 for The Country Girl, co-starring with Bing Crosby. In 1956 she retired from movies to marry Prince Rainier III of Monaco in one of the most thoroughly covered news events of the 1950s. Princess Grace lived in Monaco until her death in an automobile accident—said to be at the spot on the Riviera where the picnic scene from the movie To Catch a Thief was filmed in 1954.
Provenance
Owner’s widower, His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco; gift to NPG 1986
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco
1983
Object number
NPG.86.2
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze on wood base
Dimensions
With Base: 45.1 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (17 3/4 x 10 x 12")
Without Base: 38.7 x 25.4 x 30.5cm (15 1/4 x 10 x 12")
Base: 6.4 x 16.8 x 16.8cm (2 1/2 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition
NPG Mezzanine: 20th and 21st Century Americans
On View
NPG, South Gallery 322 Mezzanine
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Grace Kelly: Female
Grace Kelly: Arts and Culture\Patron of the arts
Grace Kelly: Social Welfare and Reform\Philanthropist
Grace Kelly: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Film\Movie actor
Grace Kelly: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian
Grace Kelly: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian\Charity administrator\Charity founder
Grace Kelly: Politics and Government\Ruler\Princess
Grace Kelly: Performing arts awards\Academy Award
Grace Kelly: Medicine and Health\American Red Cross\President
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.86.2
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48bc3fe8c-c6f8-42d0-8dcb-8a77a0d9c48b

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