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Josef Albers

Josef Albers

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Yousuf Karsh
Tony Smith

Tony Smith

Photograph
1970
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Hans Namuth
Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Diane Arbus
Felrath Hines

Felrath Hines

Photograph
1948
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N. Jay Jaffee
Mercedes Matter and Philip Guston

Mercedes Matter and Philip Guston

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c. 1955
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John Cohen
Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

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1934
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Albert Eugene Gallatin
Cecil Beaton

Cecil Beaton

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c. 1948
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Carl Van Vechten
Andres Serrano

Andres Serrano

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2002 (printed 2004)
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Chuck Close
James Dine

James Dine

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1977
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Hans Namuth
Piet Mondrian

Piet Mondrian

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1942
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Arnold A. Newman
James Rosenquist

James Rosenquist

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1980
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Hans Namuth
Carroll Dunham

Carroll Dunham

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2002 (printed 2004)
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Chuck Close
James Turrell

James Turrell

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2002 (printed 2004)
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Chuck Close
Lyonel Feininger

Lyonel Feininger

Photograph
1948
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Josef Breitenbach
Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko

Photograph
1964
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Hans Namuth

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