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Isabel Bishop

Isabel Bishop

Drawing
c. 1945-50
National Portrait Gallery
Isabella Howland
Henry Ford II

Henry Ford II

Painting
c. 1946
National Portrait Gallery
Boris Chaliapin
Max Theiler

Max Theiler

Photograph
c. 1951
National Portrait Gallery
Oscar White
Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Drawing
1945
National Portrait Gallery
William Auerbach-Levy
David E. Finley

David E. Finley

Print
c. 1943
National Portrait Gallery
Oskar Stoessel
Harry S Truman and Herbert Hoover

Harry S Truman and Herbert Hoover

Photograph
1947
National Portrait Gallery
George Tames
Francisco Moncion and Viola Essen

Francisco Moncion and Viola Essen

Photograph
November 20, 1944
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Marx Brothers --

Marx Brothers -- "Fiddlers Three"

Drawing
c. 1938
National Portrait Gallery
Walt Disney Studios
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Photograph
January 31, 1964
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Richard Avedon
Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis

Drawing
1942
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Soss Efram Melik
David Diamond

David Diamond

Photograph
1949
National Portrait Gallery
Naomi Savage
Lester Young

Lester Young

Drawing
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner
Edward Steichen

Edward Steichen

Photograph
1943 (printed 1950s)
National Portrait Gallery
Victor Jorgensen
Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille

Painting
c. 1941
National Portrait Gallery
Elizabeth Montgomery
Florence Kirk and Ezio Pinza

Florence Kirk and Ezio Pinza

Drawing
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred Bendiner

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NPG, East Gallery 141  11
NPG, East Gallery 142  12
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NPG, North Gallery 225  1
NPG, North Gallery 226  1
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NPG, South Gallery 230  1
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NPG, South Gallery 321  20
NPG, South Gallery 321 Mezzanine  14
NPG, South Gallery 322  25
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NPG, South Gallery 341 Mezzanine  10
NPG, South Gallery 342  27
NPG, South Gallery 342 Mezzanine  11
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NPG, West Gallery 220  19
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