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Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

Photograph
1939 (printed 1983)
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Harold W. Ross

Harold W. Ross

Photograph
c. 1943
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Pach Brothers Studio
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy

Drawing
c. 1936-38
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Henry Major
F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Painting
1935
National Portrait Gallery
David Silvette
Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Drawing
c. 1941
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Alfred Bendiner
Alexander Humphreys Woollcott

Alexander Humphreys Woollcott

Photograph
January 3, 1939
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Carl Van Vechten
James Agee

James Agee

Photograph
1937
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Walker Evans
Chester William Nimitz

Chester William Nimitz

Painting
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Albert Ketcham Murray
Hugh Laing and Alicia Markova

Hugh Laing and Alicia Markova

Photograph
c. 1943
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Wallace Beery in

Wallace Beery in "Viva Villa"

Drawing
1934
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Joseph Grant
Cecil B. De Mille

Cecil B. De Mille

Photograph
1934
National Portrait Gallery
Wide World Photos
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

Drawing
c. 1935
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Hirsch
Ruth Hale

Ruth Hale

Photograph
c. 1925
National Portrait Gallery
Nickolas Muray
The High Command - Left Panel

The High Command - Left Panel

Painting
1947-49
National Portrait Gallery
Augustus Vincent Tack
Charles Lindbergh

Charles Lindbergh

Photograph
c. 1927
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist

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NPG, South Gallery 342  21
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NPG, West Gallery 220  19
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