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Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

Thinking Tuna Fish, Talking Death

Drawing
1988
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Sorel
Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan

Painting
1984-85
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Aaron Shikler
Betty Ford

Betty Ford

Painting
1996
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Everett Raymond Kinstler
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Painting
1975
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Daniel Bennett Schwartz
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Drawing
1935
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William Henry Cotton
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Painting
1982
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Mark English
Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Drawing
c. 1935
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Antonio Sotomayor
Irving Berlin

Irving Berlin

Sculpture
1996
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Neil Estern
Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Photograph
c. 1935
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George Michael Cohan-

George Michael Cohan- "The Little Millionaire"

Drawing
c. 1911
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Alfred J. Frueh
George M. Cohan

George M. Cohan

Print
1915
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
Getting it Together

Getting it Together

Photograph
July 17, 1980
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Neil Leifer
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Painting
1983
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Mark Hess
Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Drawing
c. 1939-47
National Portrait Gallery
William Auerbach-Levy
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Painting
1989
National Portrait Gallery
Nelson Shanks

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