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David Hockney’s New Portrait of Harry Styles Unveiled

by Rhea Nayyar August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

The painting will join other works by the 86-year-old artist in a forthcoming exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery.

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A Peek Into London’s Newly Reopened National Portrait Gallery

Avatar photo by Kavitha Rao July 4, 2023July 3, 2023

After a three-year, $52M renovation, the museum hopes a more diverse artwork offering will draw visitors, but many challenges lie ahead.

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Kinship Amid a Loneliness Epidemic 

by AX Mina May 24, 2023May 26, 2023

Through multiple mediums, Kinship demonstrates the ways that a number of artists had to navigate COVID-19’s influence on their process.

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Rare 19th-Century Silhouette Album’s Secrets Unlocked

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael March 21, 2023March 28, 2023

Traveling portrait artist William Bache’s album depicts famous figures like Thomas Jefferson as well as people whose identity was previously unknown.

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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, 2022February 10, 2023

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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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries
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Iranian Artist Minoo Emami’s Retrospective Opens at the Hartford Art School Galleries

Featuring two decades of interdisciplinary art along with new work created in response to the ongoing Women’s Rights Movement in Iran, the exhibition is on view in Hartford, Connecticut.

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