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Joseph Heller

Joseph Heller

(1923 - 1999)

Painting of Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes

(1588 - 1679)

Portrait bust of presumed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey Homer.

Homer

(c. 800 BC - 725 BC)

Photograph of African-American poet and writer Langston Hughes.

Langston Hughes

(1902 - 1967)

Juvenal

(c. 60 - c. 130)

Daniil Kharms looking serious with an intent stare

Daniil Kharms

(1905 - 1942)

Stanley Kubrick

(1929 - 1999)

Painting of Jean de la Bruyère wearing a red cape.

Jean de La Bruyère

(1645 - 1696)

Black and white image of French classical author La Rochefoucauld.

La Rochefoucauld

(1613 - 1680)

Painting of Charles Lamb wearing a black suit against a red backdrop.

Charles Lamb

(1775 - 1834)

Lewis Lapham at his desk

Lewis H. Lapham

Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln sitting in a chair.

Abraham Lincoln

(1809 - 1865)

black and white photo of Steve Martin wearing a white dinner jacket and black tie

Steve Martin

black and white photo of Groucho Marx wearing glasses and smoking a cigar from the side of his mouth

Groucho Marx

(1890 - 1977)

Black and white photograph of Mencken looking over his shoulder at the camera

H.L. Mencken

(1880 - 1956)

black and white pencil drawing of Moliere in an ornate frame

Molière

(1622 - 1673)

Oil painting portrair Michel de Montaigne in red robes and white collar

Michel de Montaigne

(1533 - 1592)

color oil painting of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a red tunic with gray hair

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756 - 1791)

Flann O'Brien in an overcoat standing next to a Dublin Diversion sign

Flann O’Brien

(1911 - 1966)

Dorothy Parker working at her typewriter.

Dorothy Parker

(1893 - 1967)

Depiction of Greek philosopher Plato.

Plato

(c. 427 BC - c. 347 BC)

Illustration of Plautus with red robes and hat

Plautus

(c. 254 BC - c. 184 BC)

Portrait of Chinese fiction writer Pu Songling.

Pu Songling

(1640 - 1715)

Sculpture bust of Roman teacher and writer Quintilian.

Quintilian

(35 - c. 96)