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This Web site, One Life: Kate, A Centennial Celebration was created in conjunction with a temporary gallery exhibition, installed at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition opened on November 2, 2007 and closed on September 28, 2008.
Born on May 12, 1907, Katharine Hepburn was a twentieth-century icon who carefully constructed and maintained her own myth, from her earliest days in the studio system through more than fifty years on stage, screen, and television. The exhibition includes her four Oscar statuettes—the most won by anyone for best actress; images from her life and career; and a video kiosk that will play clips from a selection of her films. |
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Katharine Hepburn's four Best Actress Academy Awards (Morning Glory, 1933; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, 1967; The Lion in Winter, 1968; On Golden Pond, 1981) on display in the exhibition. |
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Katharine Hepburn’s Brooks Brothers turtleneck sweater on display in the exhibition. In Hepburn's later years, this classic red sweater was a signature part of her wardrobe, worn casually around her shoulders. |
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View of the exhibition. |
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View of the exhibition |
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The National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the stories of America through the individuals who have shaped U.S. culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists who speak American history. |
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Location:
The National Portrait Gallery is conveniently located at Eighth and F Streets, NW, in Washington D.C., above the Gallery Place–Chinatown Metrorail station (red, yellow, and green lines).
Museum Hours:
11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. daily. Closed December 25
Admission: FREE
For more information on visiting the Portrait Gallery, please visit The National Portrait Gallery's Web site.
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