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Ye Vow

Ye Vow

Print
c. 1862
National Portrait Gallery
Adalbert John Volck
El Orgullo y Determinación

El Orgullo y Determinación

Painting
2000
National Portrait Gallery
Susan Miller-Havens
Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

Sculpture
1965 (cast 1981)
National Portrait Gallery
Rhoda Sherbell
Introducing John L. Sullivan

Introducing John L. Sullivan

Print
1916
National Portrait Gallery
George Wesley Bellows
Bombastes Encountering Ye Bricklayer

Bombastes Encountering Ye Bricklayer

Print
1868
National Portrait Gallery
Adalbert John Volck
An American Jockey

An American Jockey

Print
1899
National Portrait Gallery
Godfrey Douglas Giles
Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas

Drawing
1975
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Merv Corning
Leo Durocher

Leo Durocher

Painting
1947
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Ernest Hamlin Baker
Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire

Photograph
1998
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Annie Leibovitz
John C. Heenan

John C. Heenan

Photograph
1860
National Portrait Gallery
George Newbold
Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Cradle of Liberty in Danger

Print
April 11, 1874
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Nast
Rocky Colavito

Rocky Colavito

Painting
1959
National Portrait Gallery
Boris Chaliapin
Connie Mack

Connie Mack

Photograph
1948
National Portrait Gallery
Philippe Halsman
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris

Painting
c. 1961
National Portrait Gallery
Russell Hoban
Roger Staubach

Roger Staubach

Painting
1963
National Portrait Gallery
Boris Chaliapin

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