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Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Joseph Weber and Lewis Fields

Drawing
c. 1912
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

Drawing
1988
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Sorel
Charles Munch

Charles Munch

Drawing
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Lionel Barrymore --

Lionel Barrymore -- "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"

Drawing
c. 1923
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Alfred J. Frueh
Marie Dressler in

Marie Dressler in "Tillie's Nightmare"

Drawing
c. 1910
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Alfred J. Frueh
Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Drawing
1990
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Everett Raymond Kinstler
Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Drawing
c. 1960
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Don Freeman
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Drawing
c. 1939
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Walt Disney Studios
Taylor Holmes, Leon Gordon, Theodore Westman Jr., Carlin Crandall and Marian Mears

Taylor Holmes, Leon Gordon, Theodore Westman Jr., Carlin Crandall and Marian Mears

Drawing
c. 1923
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Walter K. Kinstler
Lincoln Kirstein

Lincoln Kirstein

Drawing
1937
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Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew
Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple

Drawing
c. 1934
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Joseph Grant
Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Drawing
1945
National Portrait Gallery
William Auerbach-Levy
Artists & Entertainers

Artists & Entertainers

Drawing
1998
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Al Hirschfeld
Lewis Maurice Fields

Lewis Maurice Fields

Drawing
c. 1910
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh

"The Vampire"

Drawing
c. 1910
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh

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