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Laura Keene

Laura Keene

Photograph
c. 1865 (printed later)
Mrs. J. H. Allen

Mrs. J. H. Allen

Photograph
c. 1861 (printed later)
John Howard Payne

John Howard Payne

Painting
1812
John Wesley Jarvis
Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Photograph
1953
Philippe Halsman
Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Drawing
1964
Al Hirschfeld
Hannah Albertine

Hannah Albertine

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-1870
Hannah Albertine

Hannah Albertine

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-1870
Wanda Louise Landowska

Wanda Louise Landowska

Print
1917
Emil Orlik
Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Photograph
1948
Yousuf Karsh
Cher

Cher

Photograph
1974 (printed 2004)
Francesco Scavullo
Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Photograph
1936
Alfredo Valente
Joan Crawford, Guy Kibbe, Walter Huston and Beulah Bondi in

Joan Crawford, Guy Kibbe, Walter Huston and Beulah Bondi in "Rain"

Drawing
1932
Joseph Grant
Margaret Julia Mitchell

Margaret Julia Mitchell

Photograph
c. 1860-1870 (printed later)
Charles Kean and Wife [Ellen Tree]

Charles Kean and Wife [Ellen Tree]

Photograph
c. 1860-1870 (printed later)
Charles and Lavinia Stratton

Charles and Lavinia Stratton

Photograph
c. 1860-1870 (printed later)

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