UNLV Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
Las Vegas, Nevada
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- September 24, 2021 - February 26, 2022
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Center Gallery -
On Site Exhibition
Nancy Wilson
Singer Nancy Wilson’s birthday party at the Sands Hotel
1968
Photograph
Sands Hotel & Casino Public Relations Records
UNLV University Libraries Special Collections & Archives
Singer, performer, one of the few African-Americans of her day to host a TV program, the Emmy-winning “Nancy Wilson Show,” on NBC. Released more than 70 albums in a five-decade recording career, won three Grammy Awards, one for best Rhythm and Blues recording for the 1964 album “How Glad I Am.”
- Created: 1968