Kate C. Lemay

Kate C. Lemay

 

Kate C. Lemay is a historian at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. She publishes on the intersections of art history and military history. Her books include Triumph of the Dead: American World War II Cemeteries, Monuments and Diplomacy in France; Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence; and the forthcoming 1898: Visual Culture and U.S. Imperialism in the Caribbean and the Pacific.

"1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions" exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

See a Life-Size Portrait of Queen Lili‘uokalani, the Last Reigning Monarch of Hawai‘i

The William Cogswell painting, now on display at the National Portrait Gallery, was likely a means for the ruler to assert her right to the throne

Sojourner Truth, Randall Studio, c. 1870

The Bold Accomplishments of Women of Color Need to Be a Bigger Part of Suffrage History

An upcoming Smithsonian exhibition, “Votes For Women,” delves into the complexities and biases of the nature of persistence

Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in the new film Jackie directed by Pablo Larraín.

Natalie Portman's "Jackie" Reminds Us Why JFK's Assassination Became Our National Tragedy

A Smithsonian scholar revisits those critical decisions Jacqueline Kennedy made following the death of her husband

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