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Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Photograph
1949
National Portrait Gallery
Clara Sipprell
Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Painting
1947
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Biberman
Kenneth Hayes Miller

Kenneth Hayes Miller

Drawing
c. 1945-50
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Isabella Howland
Arthur H. Fellig

Arthur H. Fellig

Photograph
1947
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Jerry Bert Brandt
Elaine de Kooning Self-Portrait

Elaine de Kooning Self-Portrait

Painting
1946
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Elaine de Kooning
Karen Horney

Karen Horney

Painting
c. 1940-50
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Suzanne Carvallo Schulein
Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Drawing
c. 1935
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Herman Perlman
James Vincent Forrestal

James Vincent Forrestal

Painting
1949
National Portrait Gallery
Albert Ketcham Murray
Lilly Pons and Andre Kostelanetz

Lilly Pons and Andre Kostelanetz

Drawing
1940
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Years Ago

Years Ago

Drawing
c. 1946
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Don Freeman
Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Photograph
1946 (printed 1987)
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Fred Stein
Janet Reed

Janet Reed

Photograph
October 27, 1944
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Carl Van Vechten
Murial Smith

Murial Smith

Photograph
c. 1943
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Carl Van Vechten
Arthur Michael Godfrey

Arthur Michael Godfrey

Photograph
1947
National Portrait Gallery
Harry Warnecke
William Raney, Helene Wortsman and Frank Piro

William Raney, Helene Wortsman and Frank Piro

Photograph
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten

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