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Moses Soyer

Photograph
1951
Maggie Smith
Men of Progress

Men of Progress

Painting
1862
Christian Schussele
William Zorach

William Zorach

Print
1936
Aline Fruhauf
Herman Perlman Self-Portrait

Herman Perlman Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1950
Herman Perlman
William Auerbach-Levy Self-Portrait

William Auerbach-Levy Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1925
William Auerbach-Levy
Albert Bierstadt

Albert Bierstadt

Photograph
c. 1870
Napoleon Sarony
Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn

Sculpture
1958
James Joseph Kearns
Arshile Gorky

Arshile Gorky

Drawing
c. 1940
Raphael Soyer
Henry Ulke Self-Portrait

Henry Ulke Self-Portrait

Photograph
1860
Henry Ulke
Henry Ulke Self-Portrait

Henry Ulke Self-Portrait

Photograph
William Auerbach-Levy Self-Portrait

William Auerbach-Levy Self-Portrait

Painting
1912
William Auerbach-Levy
John Wesley Jarvis

John Wesley Jarvis

Print
c. 1821
Unidentified Artist
Charles de Saint-Mémin Self-Portrait

Charles de Saint-Mémin Self-Portrait

Print
1799
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin
William Zorach

William Zorach

Photograph
1943
Arnold A. Newman
Alumni, Art Student's League

Alumni, Art Student's League

Photograph
1950
Arnold A. Newman

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