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Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

Photograph
c. 1948
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Joe E. Brown --

Joe E. Brown -- "Courtin' Time"

Print
c. 1951
National Portrait Gallery
Norkin
Joseph Raymond McCarthy

Joseph Raymond McCarthy

Painting
c. 1954
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Ila M. Junod
John French Sloan

John French Sloan

Drawing
c. 1945-50
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Isabella Howland
Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Drawing
c. 1947
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Alfred J. Frueh
Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull

Painting
c. 1945-46
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Gregory Stapko
Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie

Photograph
c. 1946-48
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Sid Grossman
Tune In Groucho

Tune In Groucho

Print
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Painting
1951
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Ernest Hamlin Baker
Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Photograph
c. 1945
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Philippe Halsman
Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Drawing
c. 1945
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Alfred Bendiner
Guy Pene Dubois

Guy Pene Dubois

Drawing
c. 1945-50
National Portrait Gallery
Isabella Howland
Selman Abraham Waksman

Selman Abraham Waksman

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Dan Weiner
William McChesney Martin

William McChesney Martin

Drawing
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Gardner Cox
Hugh Laing

Hugh Laing

Photograph
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten

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