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Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Bender
Angna Enters

Angna Enters

Painting
1925
National Portrait Gallery
John French Sloan
Faith Ringgold and Willi Posey Jones

Faith Ringgold and Willi Posey Jones

Mixed Media
1998
National Portrait Gallery
Faith Ringgold
Writing Letters, Ghost Ranch (14 of 48)

Writing Letters, Ghost Ranch (14 of 48)

Photograph
1966 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
John Loengard
Benjamin West and Family

Benjamin West and Family

Print
1781
National Portrait Gallery
D. P. Pariset
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Clara Sipprell
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
1949 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
Arnold A. Newman
Angna Enters

Angna Enters

Print
1931
National Portrait Gallery
Aline Fruhauf
Reading a Letter, Ghost Ranch (7 of 48)

Reading a Letter, Ghost Ranch (7 of 48)

Photograph
1966 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
John Loengard
Anschutz on Anatomy

Anschutz on Anatomy

Print
1912
National Portrait Gallery
John French Sloan
Catherine Murphy Self-Portrait

Catherine Murphy Self-Portrait

Print
1976
National Portrait Gallery
Catherine Murphy
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Clara Sipprell
The Green Hour

The Green Hour

Print
1930
National Portrait Gallery
John French Sloan
Peggy Bacon

Peggy Bacon

Print
1930
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Brook
Free, White and 21

Free, White and 21

Time-Based Media
1980
National Portrait Gallery
Howardena Pindell

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