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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Photograph
c. 1975
Bernard Gotfryd
Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Photograph
1990
London Express
Helen Clay Frick

Helen Clay Frick

Photograph
1910
Henry Havelock Pierce
Anne Tyler “. . .sit by my side and let the world slip. . .” Taming of the Shrew

Anne Tyler “. . .sit by my side and let the world slip. . .” Taming of the Shrew

Painting
2015
Ralph Heimans
Francisco Moncion, Kari Karnakoski, and Viola Essen

Francisco Moncion, Kari Karnakoski, and Viola Essen

Photograph
Nov 20, 1944
Carl Van Vechten
Viola Essen and Kari Karnakoski

Viola Essen and Kari Karnakoski

Photograph
1944
Carl Van Vechten
Caroline Chrysler Lee

Caroline Chrysler Lee

Painting
1889
John Horsburgh
Perle Mesta

Perle Mesta

Painting
1949
Boris Chaliapin
Ruth St. Denis

Ruth St. Denis

Photograph
1929
Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Photograph
1864
Unidentified Artist
Francisco Moncion and Viola Essen

Francisco Moncion and Viola Essen

Photograph
Nov 20, 1944
Carl Van Vechten
Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy Carter

Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy Carter

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Jun 1976
George Tames
Fred T. Korematsu

Fred T. Korematsu

Photograph
1939
Unidentified Artist

Mary Todd Lincoln

Photograph
1862 (printed 1993)
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

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1949 (printed later)
Arnold A. Newman

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