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London Museum Drops $3.5M on Public Toilet

by Sarah Rose Sharp January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

The loo in question is a former Victorian lavatory that could become one of the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition spaces.

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Fauci and Williams Sisters Honored in New Portraits Headed to DC

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 1, 2022November 2, 2022

The National Portrait Gallery has revealed its newest commissions, including works by David Hockney, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Robert Pruitt.

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London’s National Gallery Acquires Self-Portraits By Women Artists

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

The acquisitions, part of a three-year project to increase representation of women, include the gallery’s first-ever self-portrait by a Black woman.

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UK’s National Portrait Gallery Ends BP Sponsorship as British Museum Faces Pressure

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

The institution’s announcement follows a protest at the British Museum this weekend over oil giant BP’s sponsorship of its Stonehenge exhibition.

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Obama Portraits Tour Adds New Stops In San Francisco and Boston

by Hakim Bishara February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

The paintings were set to return to Washington, DC, but will instead go to the de Young Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Portraits of Anthony Fauci and Ava DuVernay Will Hang in the Smithsonian

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

Their portraits will be included along with those of Venus and Serena Williams, José Andrés, Clive Davis, and Marian Wright Edelman.

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The National Portrait Gallery Announces New Online Programs to Kick Off 2022

Avatar photo by National Portrait Gallery January 18, 2022January 14, 2022

The first lecture is on the relationship between early portrait photography and diverse notions of US identity during the Gilded Age. Register to attend on January 25.

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PORTAL at the National Portrait Gallery Presents Three Online Lectures This Fall

Avatar photo by National Portrait Gallery September 15, 2021September 14, 2021

The Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture Conversation Series continues with presentations on Hung Liu, African Methodist Episcopal aesthetics, and the Oak Flat conflict.

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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Presents The Obama Portraits Tour

Avatar photo by National Portrait Gallery May 19, 2021May 18, 2021

Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s iconic portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama will travel to five cities across the US from June 2021 through May 2022.

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Who Should Create Trump’s Doomed Presidential Portrait?

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Hakim Bishara, Valentina Di Liscia and Hrag Vartanian February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Hyperallergic has a few suggestions.

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National Portrait Gallery Presents a Conversation With Artists Antonius-Tín Bui and David Antonio Cruz

Avatar photo by National Portrait Gallery January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Portrait Gallery Curator Taína Caragol will moderate the discussion via Zoom on Tuesday, January 12.

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National Portrait Gallery Is Accepting Entries for the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition

Avatar photo by National Portrait Gallery October 5, 2020November 12, 2020

The first-prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Portrait Gallery’s collection.

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