Americans: Paintings and Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC"In his illuminating foreword, John Updike argues that if there is an American face then it is to be found in these vibrant works, selected from the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. The subjects range from statesman Benjamin Franklin, reformer Harriet Beecher Stowe and President John F. Kennedy, to cultural figures such as Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson who have given the world a dream of celebrity."--BOOK JACKET. |
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