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The Washington Family

The Washington Family

Print
1798
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Savage David Edwin
John Roy Lynch

John Roy Lynch

Photograph
c. 1882
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Milton Bell

George Washington and Family

Print
1864
National Portrait Gallery
William Sartain
Emancipated Slaves

Emancipated Slaves

Photograph
1863
National Portrait Gallery
Myron H. Kimball
Afro-American Historical Family Record

Afro-American Historical Family Record

Print
1899
National Portrait Gallery
James M. Vickroy
Emancipated Slaves, White and Colored

Emancipated Slaves, White and Colored

Print
1863
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Josiah Johnson Hawes, Albert Francis Hawes and Charles Ebenezer Hawes

Josiah Johnson Hawes, Albert Francis Hawes and Charles Ebenezer Hawes

Photograph
c. 1845–1848
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Southworth & Hawes Albert Sands Southworth Josiah Johnson Hawes
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
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Alexander Bender
Max Weber

Max Weber

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c. 1916
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Clara Sipprell
Milton Clark Avery

Milton Clark Avery

Drawing
c. 1940-45
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Louis Wiesenberg
Miguel Covarrubias Self-Portrait

Miguel Covarrubias Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1948
National Portrait Gallery
Miguel Covarrubias
Paul Wayland Bartlett

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Painting
c. 1890
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Sprague Pearce
James Cagney

James Cagney

Photograph
1933
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Henry Weston
Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel F. B. Morse

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Drawing
1954
National Portrait Gallery
Elaine de Kooning

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