1982, oil on canvas by Everett Raymond Kinstler (Commissioned by the Trustees of Dartmouth College) Image should not be reproduced or distributed without permission of the Hood Museum of Art
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George R. R. Martin (200,127 books)
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Lee Samuels,
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Henry James, Jr. (76,115 books)
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"John Updike Laughing at Crane Beach" credit: Dennis Stock
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Toronto, ON and the American Theological Library Association.
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Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.
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