Bust of Phyllis Diller
name: label: artist
content: Diller, M. K.
notes: label: Description
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content: This bust of comic Phyllis Diller depicts her with close-cropped hair and drapery around her shoulders in a formal style. The bust is made from copper painted plaster and is signed “Diller, M.K.” on the bottom.
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label: Description
content: The bust was originally displayed in a space in Phyllis Diller’s house that she referred to as the “Gothic Alcove” because it featured stained glass windows. Diller named all of the rooms in her house which included the “Bob Hope Salon” and the “John Wilkes Booth” phone booth.
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label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Humor
label: Subject
content: Comedians
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Phyllis Diller
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Phyllis Diller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0289.18
label: accession number
content: 2003.0289
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0289.18
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bust
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plaster (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 15 in x 9 in; 35.56 cm x 38.1 cm x 22.86 cm