Over 4,000 important Americans, earliest times to 1905, in authentic contemporary likenesses. Explorers, assassins, politicians, writers, soldiers, theologians, educators, musicians, opera singers, society belles, scientists, inventors, industrialists, Indians, African-Americans, women, many other categories. 8,000-item classified index.
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American Artists in Photographic Portraits by Nat'l Museum American Art 213 portraits taken by famed photographers Peter A. Juley and his son Paul from 1906 to 1975 include: Benton, Burchfield, Calder, Dali, Gibson, Homer, Hopper, Rivera, Kahlo, Rockwell, many more. Introduction. Captions.