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The Washington Family

The Washington Family

Print
1798
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Savage David Edwin

George Washington and Family

Print
1864
National Portrait Gallery
William Sartain
Heroes of the Colored Race

Heroes of the Colored Race

Print
1881
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Hoover
Afro-American Historical Family Record

Afro-American Historical Family Record

Print
1899
National Portrait Gallery
James M. Vickroy

Lessons of the Hour

Time-Based Media
2019
National Portrait Gallery
Isaac Julien
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

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c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Bender
Abiquiu (23 of 48)

Abiquiu (23 of 48)

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1966 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
John Loengard
Lionel Barrymore --

Lionel Barrymore -- "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"

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c. 1923
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Alfred J. Frueh
William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

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1953
National Portrait Gallery
Allen Ginsberg
Angna Enters

Angna Enters

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1925
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John French Sloan
Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

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c. 1939
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Walt Disney Studios
Elliot Lee Richardson

Elliot Lee Richardson

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May 4, 1976
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Richard Avedon
Clement Greenberg

Clement Greenberg

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1955
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René Robert Bouché
William F. Draper

William F. Draper

Painting
2002
National Portrait Gallery
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Harvard Observatory Team, Photographing Eclipse

Harvard Observatory Team, Photographing Eclipse

Photograph
1869
National Portrait Gallery
John Adams Whipple

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