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David Belasco

David Belasco

Drawing
1923
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler
Charles Frohman and Alla Nazimova

Charles Frohman and Alla Nazimova

Drawing
1915
National Portrait Gallery
Marius de Zayas
Edward Johnson and Lawrence Tibbett

Edward Johnson and Lawrence Tibbett

Drawing
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Don Freeman
Thanatopsis Club

Thanatopsis Club

Drawing
1930
National Portrait Gallery
William Auerbach-Levy
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

Drawing
1928
National Portrait Gallery
Aline Fruhauf
Oscars 1940

Oscars 1940

Drawing
1940
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Drawing
1964
National Portrait Gallery
Al Hirschfeld
Ethel Merman and Bert Lahr in

Ethel Merman and Bert Lahr in "Du Barry Was a Lady"

Drawing
1939
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
The Hot Mikado

The Hot Mikado

Drawing
1939
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Al Hirschfeld
Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II

Drawing
1946
National Portrait Gallery
Samuel Johnson Woolf
The Marx Brothers in

The Marx Brothers in "Horse Feathers"

Drawing
1932
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Grant

"Chauve Souris"

Drawing
1925
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

Drawing
c. 1935
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Hirsch
Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Alan Reed --

Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne and Alan Reed -- "The Pirate"

Drawing
1943
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Chauve-Souris

Chauve-Souris

Drawing
1922
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler

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