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Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
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P. Pougnet
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
P. Pougnet
Art Tatum

Art Tatum

Photograph
1955 (printed 1998)
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Herman Leonard
Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Photograph
c. 1961
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Michel Salou
Helen Keller

Helen Keller

Photograph
August 1956
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Rollie McKenna
Lotte Lehmann

Lotte Lehmann

Photograph
c. 1952
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Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama

Painting
1958-59
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Boris Chaliapin
Marge and Gower Champion

Marge and Gower Champion

Photograph
1958
National Portrait Gallery
Jack Mitchell
Gower and Marge Champion

Gower and Marge Champion

Photograph
1952 (printed December 4, 1984)
National Portrait Gallery
Bob Willoughby

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