Results for "Portraits"
Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr., and Joseph Hirshhorn
- Date: June 17, 2014
- Creator: Tammy L. Peters
- Description: A new documentary on the artist Robert De Niro, Sr. and De Niro's connection with art collector Joseph H. Hirshhorn.
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Who we think we might be
- Date: April 15, 2010
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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See Here: 10/18/2010
- Date: October 18, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="427" caption="After three years at the National Portrait Gallery, (l-r) William Trossen, Terry Conable, Lina Best and David Price are moving the Gilbert Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington for shipment to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where they will be displayed under an alternating exhibition plan worked out in 1980
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandon Fortune
- Date: May 2, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Dr. Brandon Fortune, Chief Curator at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, organized the first two Outwin Boochever Portrait Competitions and researches women portraitists of the later nineteenth century. #Groundbreaker
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Beautiful Dreamers
- Date: December 15, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_3320" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Haggard Family II, February 2005, courtesy of Sandy Puc’ and the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation."][/caption] When we began work on click!, it seemed obvious that somehow, someway, we’d have to find someone to explore how photography impacts our encounters with death. Many writers about
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See Here: 11/3/2010
- Date: November 3, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="403" caption="Portraits by Bernard Osterman, Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, at the National Gallery, now NPG, in the MNH, Jan.10-24,1928, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311 Box 32 Folder 11, Negative Number: 2002-32209."][/caption]
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dorothy Moss
- Date: March 7, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Curator of painting & sculpture, Dr. Dorothy Moss, Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, directs the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, and curates the museum’s first-ever performance art series, IDENTIFY. #Groundbreaker
Link Love: 3/27/2020
- Date: March 27, 2020
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
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Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Taína Caragol
- Date: February 7, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Curator of Latino art, Dr. Taína Caragol, Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, aspires to: "My goal at the Portrait Gallery has been to make sure the contributions of Latinos to U.S. history are properly represented in the museum." #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Virginia Outwin Boochever
- Date: July 11, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Virginia Outwin Boochever, who endowed the National Portrait Gallery's portrait competition, became one of the first female commissioned officers in the Navy WAVES, and was a volunteer at the gallery for 19 years bringing the museum experience to retirement homes. #Groundbreaker
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See Here: 9/17/2010
- Date: September 17, 2010
- Creator: The Bigger Picture
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption="Three portraits on exhibit by Portuguese artist Henrique Medina in the lobby of the National Gallery of Art, now the National Museum of American Art, in the Natural History Building, April 13 - May 7, 1938, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311 Box 36 Folder
Link Love: 2/21/2014
- Date: February 21, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.