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Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb

Photograph
1949
National Portrait Gallery
W. Eugene Smith
Lola Has Come!

Lola Has Come!

Print
1852
National Portrait Gallery
David Claypoole Johnston
Oscars 1940

Oscars 1940

Drawing
1940
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Peggy Wood

Peggy Wood

Painting
c. 1940
National Portrait Gallery
Richard Kitchin
Eva Tanguay

Eva Tanguay

Drawing
c. 1910
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
William Hooker Gillette

William Hooker Gillette

Photograph
1895
National Portrait Gallery
Pach Brothers Studio
Ira Aldridge as Othello

Ira Aldridge as Othello

Painting
c. 1830
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Perronet Briggs
David Belasco

David Belasco

Drawing
c. 1922
National Portrait Gallery
Ralph Barton
Primrose & West's Big Minstrels

Primrose & West's Big Minstrels

Print
1894
National Portrait Gallery
Strobridge Lithography Company
Assassination of President Lincoln

Assassination of President Lincoln

Print
c. 1865
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Joseph Edward Baker
Burr Tillstrom (with Fran Allison)

Burr Tillstrom (with Fran Allison)

Photograph
1950
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Natkin
Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Photograph
1990 (printed 2010)
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Arthur Grace
Gus Solomons

Gus Solomons

Photograph
1960 (printed c. 1980-1981)
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Harold E. Edgerton
Míriam Colón

Míriam Colón

Photograph
1984 (printed 2014)
National Portrait Gallery
ADÁL
Sammy Davis, Jr.

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Drawing
1964
National Portrait Gallery
Al Hirschfeld

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