Portraiture
Smithsonian Curator Talks Barack and Michelle Obama’s Official Portrait Selection
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald will become the first black artists commissioned to paint a presidential couple for the Smithsonian
A Rainbow Shines Anew in National Portrait Gallery's Iconic George Washington Portrait
A glistening Lansdowne Portrait refresh harkens the reopening of "America's Presidents"
From Egyptian Cats to Crime Scenes, Here's a Preview of the Smithsonian's Upcoming Shows
Gallery-goers in D.C. and NYC are in for a mental workout with shows that deliver on everything from the experimental to the traditional
Tate Modern’s Modigliani Exhibition Ventures Into Virtual Reality
The upcoming retrospective couples works by the famed modernist with the museum's first VR experience
Americans Caught ‘Victoria Fever’ For The British Queen’s 1838 Coronation
Such delicacies as 'Victoria soap' could be bought in America as a souvenir of the occasion
Who Is the Mysterious Subject of This Alice Neel Portrait?
A journalist has cracked the case
A Smithsonian Historian Wanders the “Bardo,” Exploring the Spiritual World of the 19th Century
George Saunders’ new novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo” recalls the melancholy that hung over a nation at war
Man Charged After Slashing Gainsborough Painting at the National Gallery
Fortunately, preliminary reports suggest that "The Morning Walk" can be repaired
The Inventor of the Telegraph Was Also America’s First Photographer
The daguerreotype craze took over New York in the mid-nineteenth century
The Tradition of Presidential Portraiture, Explained
The transition of office holders includes the official commissioning of the portrait of the outgoing First Lady and President
New York City’s Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Is Packed With Public Art
The city’s four newest subway stations are covered in colorful mosaics
Natalie Portman's "Jackie" Reminds Us Why JFK's Assassination Became Our National Tragedy
A Smithsonian scholar revisits those critical decisions Jacqueline Kennedy made following the death of her husband
The Louvre Has Restored "St. John the Baptist"
To clean, or not to clean?
Rare Painting by a Victorian-Era Artist Found on “Antiques Roadshow”
You never know what might be lying around the attic
Cleaning This Portrait Could Change the Way Historians See Shakespeare
The only portrait of the Bard made while he was alive might be getting touch-ups
Is This a Portrait of One of the World’s Most Influential Philosophers?
One Dutch art dealer is convinced that he owns the only portrait that Baruch Spinoza sat for
A Portrait of an American Hero and a Generation That Is Slowly Fading Away
Photographer Dan Winters shows us the modern-day life of an unheralded World War II veteran
Reimagining Portraiture Through Dance
Choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess joins forces with the National Portrait Gallery
A Look at the Creative Process and What Makes an Artist Tick
A new exhibition delivers a better understanding of where artists find their inspiration
Every Three Years, Artists Compete to Be On View at the National Portrait Gallery. Here Are the Winners
The 2016 show conveys an intensity, as if the artists and their subjects are demanding a conversation on the complex issues of our times
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