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George Washington and Family

Print
1864
National Portrait Gallery
William Sartain
Jessie Redmon Fauset

Jessie Redmon Fauset

Painting
1945
National Portrait Gallery
Laura Wheeler Waring
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photograph
c. 1865
National Portrait Gallery
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Print
1793
National Portrait Gallery
Edward Savage
Gian Carlo Menotti

Gian Carlo Menotti

Photograph
1954
National Portrait Gallery
Hans Namuth
S. Dillon Ripley

S. Dillon Ripley

Photograph
c. 1965
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Unidentified Artist
Calvin Coolidge and His Cabinet

Calvin Coolidge and His Cabinet

Photograph
December 1924
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Harris & Ewing Studio
Montage of American Theatrical Figures

Montage of American Theatrical Figures

Photograph
1866
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

Drawing
c. 1944
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William Auerbach-Levy
Heywood Broun

Heywood Broun

Drawing
1928
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Aline Fruhauf
The Presidents of the United States

The Presidents of the United States

Print
1834
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John William Casilear
Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Diane Arbus
Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Catharine Maria Sedgwick

Silhouette
1842
National Portrait Gallery
Auguste Edouart
Kate Millett

Kate Millett

Photograph
1970
National Portrait Gallery
Frederick William McDarrah
Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell

Photograph
1982
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Hans Namuth

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