Credit: “Untitled” (America) (1994), Twelve parts, each: 42 light bulbs, waterproof rubber light sockets, and waterproof electrical cord. Overall dimensions vary ...

This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939,” highlighting the myriad ways that American women contributed to the city’s vibrant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Portrait Gallery is among the first Smithsonian museums President Donald Trump’s administration is reviewing as part ...

Washingtonians likely recognize Amy Sherald as the painter behind Michelle Obama’s official First Lady portrait. Next year, the DC area will have the opportunity to experience Sherald’s work in a new ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery was founded in 1962 to display portraits of individuals who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the United ...

The National Portrait Gallery traces early images of American leaders, from John Quincy Adams to Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, William Judkins Thomson, half-plate ambrotype, 1858 Alice George | ...

A circa 1846 portrait of Dolley Madison by John Plumbe Jr. Sotheby's Three years before her death in 1849 at age 81, Dolley Madison posed for photographer John Plumbe Jr. at his studio in Washington, ...

Alexandria, Louisiana artist and retired educator, Morris Taft Thomas, has joined forces with area artists and the Rapides Parish Library to introduce young people to giants in Central Louisiana's ...

The National Portrait Gallery is among the first Smithsonian museums President Donald Trump’s administration is reviewing as part of an effort to eliminate “wokeness” in the country’s cultural ...