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William Orville Douglas

William Orville Douglas

Drawing
1937
National Portrait Gallery
Samuel Johnson Woolf
James Agee

James Agee

Photograph
1937 (printed 1974)
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Walker Evans
Elizabeth Hawes

Elizabeth Hawes

Photograph
c. 1938
National Portrait Gallery
Ralph Steiner
Alfred and Giuliette Frueh

Alfred and Giuliette Frueh

Print
c. 1927
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
W.C. Fields --

W.C. Fields -- "Humpty Dumpty"

Drawing
c. 1938
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Walt Disney Studios
Murial Smith

Murial Smith

Photograph
c. 1943
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Carl Van Vechten
Ram Gopal

Ram Gopal

Photograph
c. 1938
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Carl Van Vechten
Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt

Drawing
c. 1935
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Henry Major
John Barrymore as Svengali

John Barrymore as Svengali

Drawing
1931
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Joseph Grant
Martha Graham

Martha Graham

Photograph
1931
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Edward Jean Steichen
Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer

Photograph
c. 1934
National Portrait Gallery
Marjorie Content
Vera Zorina

Vera Zorina

Photograph
c. 1940
National Portrait Gallery
George Platt Lynes
Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Print
1936
National Portrait Gallery
Milton Clark Avery
Judith Anderson

Judith Anderson

Photograph
1937
National Portrait Gallery
Carl Van Vechten
Tom Brigance

Tom Brigance

Drawing
1939
National Portrait Gallery
Aline Fruhauf

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