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Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Photograph
1956
National Portrait Gallery
Yousuf Karsh
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Print
1845
National Portrait Gallery
E. W. Bouvé Lithography Co.
Of Men and Mountains

Of Men and Mountains

Document
c. 1927
National Portrait Gallery
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Print
1845
National Portrait Gallery
E. W. Bouvé Lithography Co.
Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Drawing
1953
National Portrait Gallery
Soss Efram Melik
Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Print
1845
National Portrait Gallery
E. W. Bouvé Lithography Co.
Sweet Julienne

Sweet Julienne

Print
1906
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones

Print
1916
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Francis Johnson

Francis Johnson

Print
c. 1842
National Portrait Gallery
Alfred M. Hoffy
Won't You Let Me Build a Nest For You

Won't You Let Me Build a Nest For You

Print
1909
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist
Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Photograph
1959
National Portrait Gallery
Arnold A. Newman
Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon

Photograph
1948 (printed 1998)
National Portrait Gallery
Herman Leonard
Fritz Reiner

Fritz Reiner

Painting
1958
National Portrait Gallery
Boris Chaliapin
Sir Thomas Beecham

Sir Thomas Beecham

Painting
1943
National Portrait Gallery
Boris Chaliapin
George Gershwin

George Gershwin

Photograph
c. 1930
National Portrait Gallery
Unidentified Artist

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