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Jack London

Jack London

Sculpture
1968 cast after 1915 original
Finn Haakon Frolich
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919

Painting
1919
John Christen Johansen
William Gillette in

William Gillette in "Successful Calamity"

Print
c. 1917-1922
Alfred J. Frueh
Willard Connely

Willard Connely

Photograph
c. 1923
Doris Ulmann
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Print
1919
Jacques Reich
Thornton Niven Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder

Drawing
1919
Reginald Marsh
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Print
1915
Alfred J. Frueh
John Bigelow

John Bigelow

Drawing
1910
Orlando Rouland
Henry James

Henry James

Drawing
1911
Cecilia Beaux
Henry Cabot Lodge, Constance Williams, Constance Minot and William Minot

Henry Cabot Lodge, Constance Williams, Constance Minot and William Minot

Photograph
c. 1917
Curtis Bell
Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell Self-Portrait

Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1905
Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell
Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Print
1918
Sven Brasch
Art Young

Art Young

Photograph
c. 1918
Alfred A. Cohn
Lee Simonson Self-Portrait

Lee Simonson Self-Portrait

Painting
c. 1912
Lee Simonson
Robert Henri

Robert Henri

Print
1917
Walter Ernest Tittle

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