2016-02-16 17:40
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Dedicated to the discussion and study of portraits of people who have made significant contribution to American history and culture and to the study of the artists who created such portraiture.
2016-02-08 18:54
Dave Mirra / Rick Chapman / 2006 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Gift of the artist and ESPN / © 2006 Rick Chapman
Dave Mirra, a star athlete of the X-Games a… Read More
2016-02-05 14:46
George Washington ("Athenaeum" portrait) / Gilbert Stuart / 1796 / Owned jointly with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston The National Portrait Gallery owns more than one hundred portraits of Ge… Read More
2016-02-02 16:00
The Mouth of the Scold / 2015 / © J.J. McCracken / Courtesy of CONNERSMITH
The Portrait Gallery’s first-ever performance art series, IDENTIFY, focuses attention on activism, visi… Read More
2016-01-15 16:29
The Portrait Gallery’s first-ever performance art series, IDENTIFY, focuses attention on activism, visibility, and experimentation in portraiture. This Saturday, January 16, artist J… Read More
2016-01-13 15:11
Lebron James / Rick Chapman / Selenium-toned gelatin silver print, 2006 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Gift of the artist and ESPN / © 2006 Rick ChapmanPlan on… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This December, take a look back at the Portrait Gallery in 2015, including the amazing programs, exhibitions, and events that took place this year. The year 2015 has proved to be a monumenta… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
> Portrait of Beth Levine (Lady with Red Bow) / Philip Pearlstein / Oil on canvas, 1985 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / Gift of Ellen Pearlstein Brave, ingenious, a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Deep Thought by Tiffany Vargas, Winner of the Teen Portrait Competition, 2015 The winner of the grand prize for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Teen Portrait Competition is… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This December, take a look back at the Portrait Gallery in 2015, including the amazing programs, exhibitions, and events that took place this year. Back in the nineteenth century, photojourn… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It is difficult to find a part of the American experience not represented by portraiture. In most every athletic, cultural, and political discipline, there is a figure who has made some cont… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Phillis Wheatley / Unidentified artist / Engraving on paper, 1773 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution By Stephanie Sheridan, Intern, Catalog of American Portraits, National… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
(This article marks our 500th blog post!) Oscars 1940, Robert Donat; Vivien Leigh; Hattie McDaniel; Thomas Mitchell / Alfred Bendiner / Pencil, crayon and opaque white on illustration board… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sadly, we must cancel tonight's Pop Quiz trivia event, as our MC extraordinaire has taken ill.The next Pop Quiz will be Thu, Apr 10. The next Pop Quiz will be Thu, Apr 10. For this month&rsq&hell…Read More
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