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National Portrait Gallery: Edith Wharton's: Portraits of People & Places WebsiteNational Portrait Gallery: Edith Wharton's: Portraits of People & Places Website
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National Portrait Gallery: Edith Wharton's: Portraits of People & Places

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This is the official site of the National Portrait Gallery's exhibit entitled "Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and Places." It contains some information about Wharton's life and career and reproductions of the paintings in the exhibit.

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edith wharton, national portrait gallery, smithsonian, smithsonian institute, the decoration of houses, the house of mirth

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