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Horne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Lena Horne and Lennie Hayton, New York, N.Y. 1946

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite shoe horn from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite shoe horn from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
A shoe horn made of orange semi-tranlucent bakelite plastic. Shaped like a long oval, it is decorated with black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style on the handle

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite hand mirror from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite hand mirror from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
A hand mirror made of glass and semi-translucent orange bakelite plastic. The mirror is round with a long handle. The object has design accents of black and gold in art deco style on the back

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite case for nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite case for nail buffer from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
It is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is rectangular in shape with an oval bowl that is missing a large section

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite powder box from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
The base is made of semi-translucent orange Bakelite plastic and is circular with a cylindrical handle on its top. The lid (2011.27.2.11b) has black and gold colored embellishments in art deco style

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite comb from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Agalin

Bakelite comb from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Agalin
Comb made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite. Decorated with black and gold embellishments along the spine in art deco style, it has smaller, closely spaced teeth at one end, and more larger

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite hair brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite hair brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
A hairbrush made of orange semi-translucent bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. The brush back has black and gold embellishments in art deco style

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Bakelite clothes brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century

Bakelite clothes brush from dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century
A clothes brush made of orange semi-translucent Bakelite with synthetic tan bristles. It is decorated with black and gold embellishments in art deco style

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Tray for dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Kassoy

Tray for dresser set owned by Lena Horne, mid 20th Century. Creator: Kassoy
This black tray is rectangular with a shallow rim. The tray is made of a hard cardboard that is covered with black paper stamped to imitate leather

Background imageHorne Lena Mary Calhoun Collection: Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather, 1943. Creator: Unknown

Green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather, 1943. Creator: Unknown
A green velvet dress worn by Lena Horne in the film Stormy Weather (1943). The dress has a gathered waist, buckle-back, and ermine collar


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