A first masterpiece was Wanda by Barbara Loden, one of the most poignant portraits of alienation ever made.

Seen together, these poignant portraits rise above their individual characteristics to present a collective celebration of the human body, its life force triumphant over its very evident mortality.

He spent five years revising "The Wash," his poignant portrait of a separated Japanese-American couple.

At the heart of "Blue Sky Dream" is a poignant portrait of the author's father.

The result is a poignant portrait of a man who, having failed in his first ambition to act, made do brilliantly in a fallback career.

Perhaps the most elegant and poignant portrait here is that of Sarah Taintor Bulkeley Waterman.

In a play titled "Dylan's Line," Mr. Gelber gave a poignant portrait as the father of a troubled son.

It has been described by Kirkus Reviews as a "poignant, clear and vivid portrait."

A poignant portrait of a newspaper seller emphasizes the pride he evidently takes in performing his humble task.

The panel of judges also added: "The feature was an extraordinary, sustained piece on James Brown, a poignant portrait of a man in his last days."