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Washington, DC: Two-Faced Ingrid Bergman

Actress Ingrid's sculpted face appears on both sides of an old police call box outside of Lisner Auditorium, where she protested segregation in 1946.

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H St. NW, Washington, DC
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On the southwest corner of H St. NW and 21st St. NW.
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Vandalized face of Ingrid Bergman.

Two-Faced Ingrid Bergman

The Casablanca star needs a touch-up. One of her faces is marred by red paint, and the other is missing its nose.

[Kurt Deion / kurtshistoricsites.com, 07/23/2023]

Ingrid Bergman.

Two Faced Ingrid Bergman Police Call Box

A bizarre double likeness of Ingrid Bergman by artist Calder Brannock, placed inside an old police call box near George Washington University.

[Dan Joseph, 09/10/2016]

Sculpted in 2012, the head is outside of Lisner Auditorium. It was there in 1946 that Bergman, performing as Joan of Arc, said she was angry that the theater refused to admit African-Americans.


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