the racy silent-film star Theda Bara. “I think there’s a compelling (if circumstantial) case to be made” that the drawing represents Bara, a spokesman for the National Mall and Memorial ...

Century-old graffiti under the Lincoln Memorial may depict silent-film star Theda Bara, with a profile sketch and the word "Vamp" found on the pillars in the basement. National Park Service ...

The Washington Post reported that the image could be that of screen femme fatale Theda Bara, who epitomized the vamp (female vampire) image and was a huge star during the silent age of cinema.

Forty-five feet below the iconic sculpture of the former president is the sketch of a woman suspected to be Theda Bara — a scandalous silent film star from the time of the Memorial’s construction.

An artist’s sketch of a woman hidden on concrete walls deep in the undercroft, or basement, of the Lincoln Memorial for over a century may be graffiti of the early film star Theda Bara ...