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Andrew Oliver

Andrew Oliver

Helen Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the artists
Guion S. Bluford

Guion S. Bluford

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1983
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Guion S. Bluford

Guion S. Bluford

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1983
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Unidentified man

Unidentified man

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Anne Smith

Anne Smith

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Rev. Jesse Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Unidentified boy

Unidentified boy

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mpho Tutu, Leah Normalizo Tutu, Thandi Tutu-Gxashe

Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mpho Tutu, Leah Normalizo Tutu, Thandi Tutu-Gxashe

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1986
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Connie Spooner

Connie Spooner

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Unidentified family

Unidentified family

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Ann Eilbeck Mason

Ann Eilbeck Mason

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Bud Zumwalt

Bud Zumwalt

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1976
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Helenmarie Hofman

Helenmarie Hofman

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1983
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Henry L. Marsh III

Henry L. Marsh III

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1978
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Gertrude M. Soule

Gertrude M. Soule

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Marion Barry

Marion Barry

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Basil Alexander Paterson

Basil Alexander Paterson

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
General Brent Scowcroft

General Brent Scowcroft

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1987
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
John Lowell Jr.

John Lowell Jr.

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
John T. Walker

John T. Walker

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Unidentified man

Unidentified man

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
n.d.a.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Rodney Armstrong

Rodney Armstrong

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Jerry Moore Jr.

Jerry Moore Jr.

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
Philip Dunbar

Philip Dunbar

Nel Laughon
Silhouette
1980
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the family of Helen & Nel Laughon. The Laughon Collection care and digitization project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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