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Leonard Bernstein and Adolph Green

Leonard Bernstein and Adolph Green

Drawing
1968
National Portrait Gallery
David Levine
George Arliss in

George Arliss in "Disraeli"

Drawing
1929
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Grant
Dion Boucicault

Dion Boucicault

Drawing
1882
National Portrait Gallery
Sir Leslie Mathew Ward
Francis S. Chanfrau

Francis S. Chanfrau

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Larry Rivers and Frank O'Hara

Larry Rivers and Frank O'Hara

Photograph
1958
National Portrait Gallery
Hans Namuth
George M. Cohan (with Taylor Holmes and Paul Parks)

George M. Cohan (with Taylor Holmes and Paul Parks)

Photograph
1937
National Portrait Gallery
Vandamm Studio
Six Plays in Search of an Audience

Six Plays in Search of an Audience

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c. 1923
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler
F. S. Chanfrau in the Character of Mose

F. S. Chanfrau in the Character of Mose

Print
1848
National Portrait Gallery
James Brown
Culture Clash: 15 Years of Revolutionary Comedy

Culture Clash: 15 Years of Revolutionary Comedy

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1999
National Portrait Gallery
Herbert Sigüenza
Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Betty Comden and Adolph Green

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1977
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Frederick O'Neal and Abram Hill

Frederick O'Neal and Abram Hill

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c. 1940-45
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Unidentified Artist
John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

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May 2011
National Portrait Gallery
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles

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December 2, 2008
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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Horton Foote (standing with hand on his chin)

Horton Foote (standing with hand on his chin)

Photograph
2001 (printed 2008)
National Portrait Gallery
Keith Carter
Cuttle Fish

Cuttle Fish

Print
1851
National Portrait Gallery
Max Rosenthal

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