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Gene Krupa at 400 Restaurant, New York City

Gene Krupa at 400 Restaurant, New York City

Photograph
June 1946 (printed c. 1979)
National Portrait Gallery
William Paul Gottlieb
Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Buck Clayton and Max Kaminsky

Duke Ellington, Dizzie Gillespie, Buck Clayton and Max Kaminsky

Photograph
1944
National Portrait Gallery
Gjon Mili
Ole Bornemann Bull

Ole Bornemann Bull

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Sammy Cahn (with Jimmy Van Heusen)

Sammy Cahn (with Jimmy Van Heusen)

Photograph
1963
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Arnold A. Newman
Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Photograph
2004
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Philippe Lévy-Stab
Clara Louise Kellogg

Clara Louise Kellogg

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Genevieve Ward

Genevieve Ward

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

Photograph
1935
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Edward Henry Weston
Teresa Carreño

Teresa Carreño

Photographic Negative
c. 1862
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Mathew Brady Studio
James Brown

James Brown

Photograph
1966
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Diane Arbus
David Diamond

David Diamond

Photograph
1949
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Naomi Savage
Hannah Albertine

Hannah Albertine

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Paul Robeson as Emperor Jones

Paul Robeson as Emperor Jones

Photograph
1933
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Edward Jean Steichen
Art Blakey

Art Blakey

Photograph
1986 (printed 2000)
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Abe Frajndlich
Ethel Waters

Ethel Waters

Photograph
1939
National Portrait Gallery
Arnold S. Eagle

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