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Lawrence Langner

Lawrence Langner

Drawing
c. 1925-1945
William Auerbach-Levy
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Drawing
1933
Alfred J. Frueh
John Drew

John Drew

Drawing
c. 1910
Alfred J. Frueh
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.

Drawing
c. 1925-1930
Henry Major
Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Drawing
1938
Walt Disney Studios
Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

Drawing
c. 1944
Samuel Johnson Woolf
Stars with Mickey Mouse, #2

Stars with Mickey Mouse, #2

Drawing
c. 1933
Walt Disney Studios
Ernst Lubitsch

Ernst Lubitsch

Drawing
1925
Henry Major
Samuel Goldwyn, Rupert Hughes, Jesse Louis Lasky, and William Fox

Samuel Goldwyn, Rupert Hughes, Jesse Louis Lasky, and William Fox

Drawing
c. 1923
Walter K. Kinstler
George Arliss in

George Arliss in "The Working Man"

Drawing
1932
Joseph Grant
Ezio Pinza

Ezio Pinza

Drawing
c. 1945
Alfred Bendiner
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Drawing
1973
Robert Pryor
Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper

Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper

Drawing
1932
Walt Disney Studios
Lionel Barrymore --

Lionel Barrymore -- "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"

Drawing
c. 1923
Alfred J. Frueh
Arthur Godfrey and Groucho Marx

Arthur Godfrey and Groucho Marx

Drawing
1956
Alfred Bendiner

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Closed December 25
Admission is free

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