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Meet This Year's Winners of the Portrait of a Nation Award, Including Steven Spielberg and Temple Grandin
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced that it will honor four prominent Americans with the prestigious ...
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Jamie Dimon, Temple Grandin, Joy Harjo and Steven Spielberg To Receive Museum’s 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Award honorees. Established in 2015, ...
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Steven Spielberg’s Portrait Is Coming to the Smithsonian’s Permanent Collection
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will add four new portraits to its permanent collection later this year, ...
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National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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 ...
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Which of These Summertime Athletes Should Be Displayed on the Walls of the National Portrait Gallery?
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.
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Painting of iconic Trump raised-fist scene from Butler rally now hangs in Grand Foyer of White House
Official portraits of the president and first lady for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s collection are currently in the works, though an unveiling has yet to be announced. Both of ...
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Painter Amy Sherald asks: What is American?
That work was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, which is set to host American Sublime next in September. But it's part of the Smithsonian Institution, where President Trump has called ...