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John Lord O'Brian

John Lord O'Brian

Drawing
1970
National Portrait Gallery
Gardner Cox
H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown

Drawing
1972
National Portrait Gallery
Anthony Salvatore Accurso
Edmund Muskie

Edmund Muskie

Photograph
March 1, 1976
National Portrait Gallery
Richard Avedon
Underclass

Underclass

Painting
1977
National Portrait Gallery
James McMullan
Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini

Painting
1979
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Brad Holland
Tip O'Neill

Tip O'Neill

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May 6, 1976
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Richard Avedon
John Rusling Block

John Rusling Block

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c. 1984
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Michael Arthur Worden Evans
Convention City

Convention City

Drawing
1976
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Bruce Stark
Showdown in the West

Showdown in the West

Painting
1973
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Livingstone Franklin
Blackmailing the U.S.

Blackmailing the U.S.

Drawing
1979
National Portrait Gallery
Burton Philip Silverman
Letter from Thomas Hart Benton to Robert Stewart

Letter from Thomas Hart Benton to Robert Stewart

Document
August 29, 1974
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Wimbledon's 100th

Wimbledon's 100th

Painting
1977
National Portrait Gallery
Sandy Huffaker
Busing

Busing

Print
1970
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Peter Gee
Antonio Orendain

Antonio Orendain

Photograph
1979
National Portrait Gallery
Alan Pogue
Richard Gordon Kleindienst

Richard Gordon Kleindienst

Photograph
July 29, 1976
National Portrait Gallery
Richard Avedon

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