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Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Drawing
c. 1916
National Portrait Gallery
Oscar Edward Cesare
Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson

Print
2006
National Portrait Gallery
Ralph Steadman
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Photograph
c. 1945
National Portrait Gallery
Philippe Halsman
Calvin Coolidge and Cabinet

Calvin Coolidge and Cabinet

Photograph
1924
National Portrait Gallery
Keystone View Company
Joseph P. Kennedy

Joseph P. Kennedy

Drawing
c. 1930
National Portrait Gallery
Charles Johnson Post
Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions

Painting
1984
National Portrait Gallery
Marvin Mattelson
Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Positive Transparency
1995
National Portrait Gallery
Gregory Heisler
Paul Goodman

Paul Goodman

Photograph
1963
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Frank
Elizabeth Peyton

Elizabeth Peyton

Photograph
2002 (printed 2004)
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Chuck Close
Alfred R. Waud

Alfred R. Waud

Photograph
c. 1890
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Samuel Arlent Edwards

Samuel Arlent Edwards

Print
1900
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Samuel Arlent Edwards
Tony Smith

Tony Smith

Photograph
1970
National Portrait Gallery
Hans Namuth
George Bush

George Bush

Drawing
1990
National Portrait Gallery
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Robert P. Moses

Robert P. Moses

Photograph
1962
National Portrait Gallery
Danny Lyon

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