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Emmett Leo Kelly

Emmett Leo Kelly

Painting
1981
National Portrait Gallery
Donald Lee Rust
Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Painting
1980
National Portrait Gallery
William F. Draper
The Persian Gulf Stream

The Persian Gulf Stream

Drawing
1980
National Portrait Gallery
Draper Hill
Best Actress Oscar for

Best Actress Oscar for "On Golden Pond", 1981

Sculpture
1981
National Portrait Gallery
E.O. Wilson, Ant Sculpture

E.O. Wilson, Ant Sculpture

Artifact
c. 1989
National Portrait Gallery
View of the Mall from the Castle

View of the Mall from the Castle

Print
1983
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Richard John Haas
Replica of the Hawkins-Peale polygraph sent to Thomas Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale

Replica of the Hawkins-Peale polygraph sent to Thomas Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale

Art Implement
1982 (after 1806 original)
National Portrait Gallery
William Spawn
Physiognotrace, replica made from Peale's drawing

Physiognotrace, replica made from Peale's drawing

Art Implement
1982 (after 1802 design)
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Mel Blount

Mel Blount

Painting
1988
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Merv Corning
David N. Martin

David N. Martin

Painting
1980
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Louis Briel
Julie Otsuka

Julie Otsuka

Sculpture
1986
National Portrait Gallery
Philip Grausman
Archibald MacLeish

Archibald MacLeish

Drawing
1981
National Portrait Gallery
Ellen Semple Barry
Diplomacy in Crisis

Diplomacy in Crisis

Painting
1980
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Nicholas Gaetano
Robot Revolution

Robot Revolution

Painting
1980
National Portrait Gallery
Robert Grossman
Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High

Photograph
1980
National Portrait Gallery
Lou Brooks

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