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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced that it will honor four prominent Americans with the prestigious ...
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award honorees. Established in 2015, ...
When planning exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, our historians and curators carefully select what will be displayed in the galleries, considering hundreds of possible images for each ...
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of existence, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will host the one-room exhibition, This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the ...
London’s National Portrait Gallery, situated off Trafalgar Square, has undergone a significant transformation aimed at enhancing the visitor experience and revitalising its historic spaces. Jamie ...
Catriona Kendall, Editor The National Portrait Gallery most notably houses images of every previous president, allowing visitors to reminisce about each political figure as they progress through ...
These three photographs present individuals in the National Portrait Gallery collection who have laid the groundwork for the likes of Missy Franklin, Kelly Slater, and the Williams sisters.
It is no surprise, then, that presidential portraiture has been a major collecting concern at the National Portrait Gallery ever since it opened its doors in 1968. The media for presidential imagery ...
Below you'll find a few of our favourite things you can buy right now in the National Portrait Gallery Shop. But it's well worth going there yourself and having a rummage (though if that's tricky ...
When a Mom Needs Help, Does Anyone Show? The Eternal City Abides The National Portrait Gallery in D.C. flubs it in honoring the Covid lockdown’s high priest. A couple of art-news stories are ...
aims to celebrate the National Portrait Gallery’s vast collection, and nod to its heritage, as well as motifs found within its refurbished building. It has launched across the gallery’s digital ...
The Nation’s Family Album runs at the National Portrait Gallery until 10 September. After over 2,200 portraits were submitted to Ancestry.com last year, four finalists were selected by a panel ...