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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Photograph
1921
National Portrait Gallery
Harris & Ewing Studio

Richard Vaux and Ovid Johnson

Silhouette
1843
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Auguste Edouart
George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, Ruthanna Boris, and Todd Bolender

George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, Ruthanna Boris, and Todd Bolender

Photograph
1951
National Portrait Gallery
Philippe Halsman
James Madison

James Madison

Medal
1809 (struck 1814-15)
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John Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Photograph
January 31, 1964
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Richard Avedon
Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips

Print
c. 1855
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Leopold Grozelier
Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis

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1942
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Soss Efram Melik
Thornton Niven Wilder

Thornton Niven Wilder

Drawing
1919
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Reginald Marsh
John Jay Chapman

John Jay Chapman

Painting
c. 1895
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Alfred Quinton Collins
John Burgoyne

John Burgoyne

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c. 1899-1920
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Jacques Reich
Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

Print
1844
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Welch & Walter Engraving Company
Sinclair Lewis

Sinclair Lewis

Drawing
1935
National Portrait Gallery
Oscar Edward Cesare
Henry Ward Beecher

Henry Ward Beecher

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
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Mathew Brady Studio
Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Print
1793
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Edward Savage
4 Sketches of Robert Lee Frost

4 Sketches of Robert Lee Frost

Drawing
1955
National Portrait Gallery
Gardner Cox

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