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George Balanchine

George Balanchine

Photograph
1941
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George Platt Lynes
Thomas Clayton Wolfe

Thomas Clayton Wolfe

Photograph
April 14, 1937
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Carl Van Vechten
Josef Albers

Josef Albers

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Yousuf Karsh
Hugh Laing

Hugh Laing

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c. 1940
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Carl Van Vechten
Hugh Laing

Hugh Laing

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c. 1940
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Carl Van Vechten
William Eugene Raney

William Eugene Raney

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c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Francisco Moncion

Francisco Moncion

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November 20, 1944
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Carl Van Vechten
John Treville Latouche

John Treville Latouche

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c. 1940
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Carl Van Vechten
Frank Piro and Russ Smith

Frank Piro and Russ Smith

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c. 1945
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Carl Van Vechten
Avon Long

Avon Long

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c. 1942
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Carl Van Vechten
Tony Smith

Tony Smith

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1970
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Hans Namuth
Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

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1966
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Diane Arbus
Hugh Laing and Janet Reed

Hugh Laing and Janet Reed

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October 27, 1944
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Carl Van Vechten
Felrath Hines

Felrath Hines

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1948
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N. Jay Jaffee
Norman Shumway

Norman Shumway

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1961 (printed 2007)
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Arthur Leipzig

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