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Print
1938
National Portrait Gallery
Hugh Mesibov

9 Evenings: Theatre and Engineering

Print
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Rauschenberg
John Henry Twachtman

John Henry Twachtman

Drawing
c. 1895
National Portrait Gallery
Julian Alden Weir
Josef Albers

Josef Albers

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Yousuf Karsh
Boardman Robinson

Boardman Robinson

Drawing
c. 1930
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Hart Benton
George Fuller

George Fuller

Painting
National Portrait Gallery
William Baxter Palmer Closson
John Wesley Jarvis Self-Portrait

John Wesley Jarvis Self-Portrait

Painting
c. 1805
National Portrait Gallery
John Wesley Jarvis
Thomas Eakins

Thomas Eakins

Sculpture
1894
National Portrait Gallery
Samuel Aloysius Murray
Thomas Moran

Thomas Moran

Painting
1922
National Portrait Gallery
Howard Russell Butler
E. Luigi Persico

E. Luigi Persico

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c. 1847
National Portrait Gallery
Eastman Johnson
Faith and Burdette Ringgold

Faith and Burdette Ringgold

Mixed Media
1998
National Portrait Gallery
Faith Ringgold
Barry Moser Self-Portrait

Barry Moser Self-Portrait

Print
c. 1988
National Portrait Gallery
Barry Moser
Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Claes Oldenburg (with Pat Oldenburg)

Photograph
1966
National Portrait Gallery
Diane Arbus
Lily Harmon Self-Portrait

Lily Harmon Self-Portrait

Drawing
1996
National Portrait Gallery
Lily Harmon
Herman Perlman Self-Portrait

Herman Perlman Self-Portrait

Drawing
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Herman Perlman

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