Audra McDonald
Object Details
- Artist
- Jesse Frohman, born 1958
- Sitter
- Audra McDonald, born 3 Jul 1970
- Exhibition Label
- Born Berlin, Germany
- Audra McDonald has captivated Broadway audiences since 1994 when, at the age of twenty-three, she made her Tony Award–winning debut as Carrie Pipperidge in a critically acclaimed revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. Following that auspicious beginning, the Julliard-trained singer and actress has gone from strength to strength, collecting Tonys for her work in Master Class (1996), Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004), and The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2012). In 2014 she earned a record-setting sixth Tony for her tour-de-force performance as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. With a repertoire ranging from jazz standards to opera, McDonald has achieved success beyond Broadway as a concert and recording artist. She delights in championing contemporary composers and has succeeded bringing their work to a wider audience. This dynamic portrait captures the energy and focus that McDonald brings to her performances.
- Audra McDonald nacida en 1970
- Nacida en Berlín, Alemania
- Audra McDonald ha cautivado a los públicos de Broadway desde 1994, cuando con solo veintitrés años ganó un premio Tony en su debut como Carrie Pipperidge en una aclamada reposición del musical Carousel de Rodgers y Hammerstein. Luego de este prometedor comienzo, la cantante y actriz educada en Juilliard ha ido de un éxito a otro, acumulando premios Tony por las obras Master Class (1996), Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004) y The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2012). En 2014 estableció un récord al ganar su sexto Tony por su brillante actuación como Billie Holiday en Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. Con un repertorio que abarca desde clásicos del jazz hasta ópera, McDonald ha triunfado más allá de Broadway en conciertos y grabaciones. Patrocina a los compositores contemporáneos y ha logrado divulgar sus obras ante un público más amplio. Este dinámico retrato capta la energía e intensidad que pone McDonald en cada actuación.
- Jesse Frohman (nacido en 1958)
- Impresión por inyección de tinta, 1999 (impresa en 2014)
- Donación del artista
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artist
- 1999 (printed 2014)
- Object number
- NPG.2015.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- ©1999 Jesse Frohman
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Inkjet print
- Dimensions
- Image: 76.3 × 101.9 cm (30 1/16 × 40 1/8")
- Sheet: 88.9 × 112 cm (35 × 44 1/8")
- Place
- United States\New York\Kings\New York
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Costume\Jewelry\Ring
- Audra McDonald: Female
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2015.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm469aa3e73-5e39-4488-ac6e-1edf202ef07b
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