- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lena Horne
- Date of Original:
- 1946
- Subject:
- Singers--Georgia
Women singers--Georgia
Women--Georgia
African American women--Georgia
African American women singers--Georgia
African American singers--Georgia
Jazz singers--Georgia
Women jazz singers--Georgia
Jazz--Georgia
African Americans--Music
Musicians--Georgia
Women musicians--Georgia
African American musicians--Georgia
African American women musicians--Georgia
Horne, Lena - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Lena Horne, an acclaimed entertainer and civil rights activist, is pictured in a 1946 publicity still for Till the Clouds Roll By. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Horne spent part of her childhood in both Fort Valley and Atlanta before beginning her career in New York at the age of sixteen. In 1984 she received the Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime achievement in the performing arts.
Photograph of singer and Georgia native Lena Horne. Her hair is piled high on her head, and she faces forward and smiles.
Perhaps best known for her sultry rendition of the song "Stormy Weather," which she performed in the 1943 film by the same name, singer Lena Horne spent much of her childhood in Fort Valley and Atlanta. A recipient of several honors commemorating her contributions to the performing arts, including a 1984 Kennedy Center Honor, Horne has also spent much of her life advocating for civil rights. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lena-horne-1917-2010/m-6719/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lena_Horne,_1946.jpg
- Rights Holder:
- Image from Wikimedia
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/lena-horne-1917-2010
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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