Charlotte Cushman
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She became best known, however, for convincingly portraying male characters, including Hamlet and Romeo. While other female performers titillated audiences by crossdressing as men, Cushman used her large physique, prominent jawline, and athleticism to astonish viewers with an uncanny experience of gender-bending verisimilitude."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Cushman defied gender norms offstage as well, often dressing in the masculine style represented in this portrait. She managed her own career and demanded equal pay with male actors. Lack of public awareness about lesbian sexuality enabled her to sustain long-term intimate relationships with women while avoiding scandal. From 1845 to 1849, Cushman toured Britain, impressing audiences with her vigorous \u00e2\u0080\u009cAmerican\u00e2\u0080\u009d acting style. During the 1850s, she became the center of an expatriate community of women artists and writers in Rome, where this portrait was painted."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacida en Boston, Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Charlotte Cushman, anunciada como \u00e2\u0080\u009cla mejor actriz tr\u00c3\u00a1gica\u00e2\u0080\u009d de mediados del siglo XIX, se distingui\u00c3\u00b3 en roles de mujeres fuertes, sobre todo la Lady Macbeth de Shakespeare. Sin embargo, fue m\u00c3\u00a1s famosa por sus convincentes personajes masculinos, entre ellos Hamlet y Romeo. Mientras otras actrices se vest\u00c3\u00adan de hombre para despertar sensualidad, Cushman aprovechaba su talla robusta, mand\u00c3\u00adbula prominente y agilidad f\u00c3\u00adsica para asombrar con una experiencia ins\u00c3\u00b3lita de verosimilitud andr\u00c3\u00b3gina."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Cushman tambi\u00c3\u00a9n desafi\u00c3\u00b3 las normas de g\u00c3\u00a9nero fuera del teatro, vistiendo a menudo al estilo masculino que vemos en este retrato. Administr\u00c3\u00b3 ella misma su carrera y exigi\u00c3\u00b3 igual paga que los hombres. La ignorancia general sobre la sexualidad lesbiana le permiti\u00c3\u00b3 sostener largas relaciones rom\u00c3\u00a1nticas con mujeres sin provocar esc\u00c3\u00a1ndalos. De 1845 a 1849 hizo giras por Gran Breta\u00c3\u00b1a, impresionando al p\u00c3\u00bablico con su vigoroso estilo \u00e2\u0080\u009camericano\u00e2\u0080\u009d de actuaci\u00c3\u00b3n. En la d\u00c3\u00a9cada de 1850 se convirti\u00c3\u00b3 en centro de una comunidad de mujeres artistas y escritoras expatriadas en Roma, donde se pint\u00c3\u00b3 este retrato."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "Allerton Seward Cushman, Washington, D.C., great-nephew of sitter; his son Charles Van Brunt Cushman, Miraveste, Cal.; purchased 1972 NPG."}], "creditLine": [{"label": "Credit Line", "content": "National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution"}], "name": [{"label": "Artist", "content": "William Page, Jan 1811 - 30 Sep 1885"}, {"label": "Sitter", "content": "Charlotte Saunders Cushman, 23 Jul 1816 - 17 Feb 1876"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Interior"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Home Furnishings\\Furniture\\Seating\\Bench"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charlotte Saunders Cushman: Female"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Charlotte Saunders Cushman: Performing Arts\\Performer\\Actor\\Theater"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Portrait"}], "physicalDescription": [{"label": "Medium", "content": "Oil on canvas"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Stretcher: 71.1 x 56.8 x 3.8cm (28 x 22 3/8 x 1 1/2\")"}, {"label": "Dimensions", "content": "Frame: 95.9 x 81.3 x 12.1cm (37 3/4 x 32 x 4 3/4\")"}], "dataSource": [{"label": "Data Source", "content": "National Portrait Gallery"}], "objectRights": [{"label": "Restrictions & Rights", "content": "CC0"}], "objectType": [{"label": "Type", "content": "Painting"}]}}, "url": "edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.15", "hash": "ee8e877a3a2983e90c0907d1814f1b0096c9a1cc", "docSignature": "673a2641a50992a95aa0a110c7744964", "timestamp": 1658327600, "lastTimeUpdated": 1656751860, "title": "Charlotte Cushman"}