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Mural Study #1: Perils of Pauline/Keystone Cops

Mural Study #1: Perils of Pauline/Keystone Cops

Drawing
c. 1941
National Portrait Gallery
John Decker
Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Drawing
1924
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler
Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Drawing
1937
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred J. Frueh
Zero Mostel Self-Portrait

Zero Mostel Self-Portrait

Drawing
1965
National Portrait Gallery
Zero Mostel
George Arliss

George Arliss

Drawing
c. 1921-23
National Portrait Gallery
Walter K. Kinstler
Jackie Cooper in

Jackie Cooper in "Divorce in the Family"

Drawing
1932
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Grant
Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Drawing
c. 1936
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Major
Boris Karloff in

Boris Karloff in "Frankenstein"

Drawing
1931
National Portrait Gallery
Joseph Grant
W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Drawing
1937
National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Hart Benton
Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Drawing
c. 1942
National Portrait Gallery
Al Hirschfeld
Theodor Geisel

Theodor Geisel

Drawing
1982
National Portrait Gallery
Everett Raymond Kinstler
John Gilbert

John Gilbert

Drawing
1926
National Portrait Gallery
Batiste Madalena
Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli

Drawing
1980
National Portrait Gallery
Don Bachardy
D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Drawing
1923
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Major
Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Drawing
c. 1935-38
National Portrait Gallery
Henry Major

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