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Joe E. Brown --

Joe E. Brown -- "Courtin' Time"

Print
c. 1951
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Norkin
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Photograph
1954 (printed 1983)
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Garry Winogrand
Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Photograph
c. 1955
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Ernst Haas
Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford

Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford

Print
1953
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Anselmo Ballester
Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

Drawing
c. 1954-1959
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René Robert Bouché
Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Painting
1951
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Boris Chaliapin
Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

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c. 1945
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William Auerbach-Levy
Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

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c. 1935-1945
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William Auerbach-Levy
Bob Hope

Bob Hope

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c. 1939-1947
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William Auerbach-Levy
Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Drawing
c. 1960
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Don Freeman
Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Drawing
c. 1945
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Don Freeman
Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn

Photograph
1955
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Philippe Halsman
Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Positive Transparency
February 1954
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David Daniel Geary
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Photograph
1954 (printed Oct 22, 1987)
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Bob Willoughby
Vincent Price

Vincent Price

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1958 (printed Nov 10, 1981)
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Bob Willoughby

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