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- The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history, development, and culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery presents poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives form our national identity.
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Dec 8, 2023 · Oprah Winfrey’s portrait is now on display at the National Portrait Gallery. Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour—Frederick Douglass. December 8, 2023 - November 26, 2026.
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October 18, 2024 - July 6, 2025. The Smithsonian’s National...
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IDENTIFY: Jeffrey Gibson, To Name an Other May 22, 2019. To...
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National Portrait Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of America by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history, development, and culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery presents poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives form our ...
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The National Portrait Gallery/Current Exhibitions. The National Portrait Gallery is dedicated tothe exhibition 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.
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is a historic art museum between 7th, 9th, F, and G Streets NW in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous Americans.
May 16, 2024 · To mark the 2024 presidential election, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “Picturing the Presidents: Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes from the National Portrait Gallery’s Collection.” This exhibition features historic photographic portraits of 11 men who held the nation’s highest office. Curated by Senior Curator of Photographs Ann Shumard, the exhibition will be ...
National Portrait Gallery. 8th and F Streets NW. Washington, DC 20001. Map/directions. 11:30 AM - 7:00 PM daily. Closed December 25. Smithsonian NPG exhibition: the nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House.