NPG Acquires First Nude Portrait

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Summary

The National Portrait Gallery acquires its first nude portrait, Alice Neel's self-portrait, which was painted when the artist was 80 years of age.

Subject

  • Neel, Alice 1900-
  • National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, "The Torch," January 1986, p. 3.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1985

Topic

  • Art
  • Firsts
  • Art museums
  • Art objects

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