Al Hirschfeld Caricature of the Cast of <i>Will and Grace</i>
name: label: maker
content: Hirshfeld, Al
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Print of black and white caricature drawing by Al Hirschfeld with the characters from the TV series "Will and Grace" (1998-2006). Black and white print depicts the four actors that starred on the TV comedy show Will and Grace including Debra Messing, Eric McCormick, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes. Signed by Hirschfeld on the bottom right and numbered "64/200" on the bottom left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Will and Grace originally aired on NBC for 8 seasons from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006; it was revived for an additional three season run from 2017-2020. The sitcom is credited with exposing a mainstream audience to gay culture and helping to change public opinion of acceptance of LGBTQ+ Americans, although was also criticized for perpetuating stereotypes and limiting some of its gay characters to comic relief rather than representing the fullness of their lives and relationships. The show’s four main characters are Will (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, Grace (Debra Messing), a straight interior designer, Jack (Sean Hayes), a gay friend who often changes occupations, and Karen (Megan Mullally), a straight upper-class woman who is Grace's assistant. The series was nominated for a total of 96 Primetime Emmy awards and won 18 of them, including one for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2000 and an award for each of the lead actors, McCormack, Messing, Hayes, and Mullally.
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content: Currently not on view
topic: label: associated subject
content: Television broadcasts
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content: LGBTQ Rights
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content: LGBTQ
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content: Gay Rights
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content: Television
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: KoMut Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2014.0145.03
label: accession number
content: 2014.0145
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content: 2014.0145.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: portrait
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content: print
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 20 1/2 in; 60.96 cm x 52.07 cm