Self-Portraits of Phyllis Diller
Object Details
- Date made
- ca 2003
- maker
- Diller, Phyllis
- Description
- These two drawings on corrugated cardboard were probably completed by Phyllis Diller as she packed up her donations to send to the National Museum of American History. They depict two female faces and are possibly self-portraits.
- Diller’s art medium of choice was painting, and she began painting for pleasure in the mid-1980s. During this time, she was staying in a large suite at Harrah’s in Reno, NV where she had enough space to set up several easels and canvases. She described her style as painting quickly and without too much thought about each individual painting. This quick style allowed her to complete anywhere from ten to twenty-five paintings per day.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- place made
- United States: California, Los Angeles
- Subject
- Humor
- Comedians
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Phyllis Diller
- Credit Line
- Gift of Phyllis Diller
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2003.0289.22
- accession number
- 2003.0289
- catalog number
- 2003.0289.22
- Object Name
- drawings
- Physical Description
- cardboard (overall material)
- felt tip pen (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.75 cm x 23.495 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1247696