https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/national-portrait-gallery/RSS feed for National Portrait GalleryenFri, 23 Jan 2026 20:35:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2026/01/23/national-portrait-gallery-announces-winners-of-the-seventh-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition-and-opening-of-the-outwin-2025-american-portraiture/Kameron Neal Receives $25,000 and New Commission as First-Prize Winner of the National TriennialFri, 23 Jan 2026 20:35:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2026/01/23/national-portrait-gallery-announces-winners-of-the-seventh-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition-and-opening-of-the-outwin-2025-american-portraiture/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/12/31/national-portrait-gallery-honors-former-president-james-earl-carter-jr/Oct. 1, 1924–Dec. 29, 2024Tue, 31 Dec 2024 19:13:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/12/31/national-portrait-gallery-honors-former-president-james-earl-carter-jr/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/11/04/national-portrait-gallery-premieres-season-six-of-portraits-podcast/Hosted by the museum’s director, Kim Sajet, PORTRAITS explores art, biography, history and identity.Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:49:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/11/04/national-portrait-gallery-premieres-season-six-of-portraits-podcast/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/08/27/national-portrait-gallery-announces-winner-of-the-2024-directors-essay-prize-for-scholars-in-the-field-of-portraiture/Laura Katzman Receives $3,000 and Will Present Lecture Oct. 15Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:23:59 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/08/27/national-portrait-gallery-announces-winner-of-the-2024-directors-essay-prize-for-scholars-in-the-field-of-portraiture/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/04/29/national-portrait-gallery-announces-michael-s-hollander-as-new-board-chair/The new chair of its 25-person commissionMon, 29 Apr 2024 17:06:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2024/04/29/national-portrait-gallery-announces-michael-s-hollander-as-new-board-chair/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/09/26/national-portrait-gallery-announces-jurors-and-call-for-entries-for-next-triennial-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition/Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and TourTue, 26 Sep 2023 22:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/09/26/national-portrait-gallery-announces-jurors-and-call-for-entries-for-next-triennial-outwin-boochever-portrait-competition/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/03/30/silhouette-sleuthing/How a curator unlocked the secrets in an arsenic-laced portrait albumThu, 30 Mar 2023 20:58:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/03/30/silhouette-sleuthing/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/03/08/celebrate-womens-history-month/A digital exhibition on Google Arts & CultureWed, 08 Mar 2023 14:22:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/03/08/celebrate-womens-history-month/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/01/10/historic-lincoln-portrait-goes-on-view-in-february/Created from life in 1865, this nine-foot-tall oil on canvas is one of three known, life-size paintings of the 16th presidentTue, 10 Jan 2023 20:24:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2023/01/10/historic-lincoln-portrait-goes-on-view-in-february/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/12/15/national-portrait-gallery-announces-michael-hussey-as-its-new-director-of-history-restorative-history-and-research/Restorative History and ResearchThu, 15 Dec 2022 17:13:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/12/15/national-portrait-gallery-announces-michael-hussey-as-its-new-director-of-history-restorative-history-and-research/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/07/01/family-ties-daguerreotype-portraits-and-powerful-partnerships-civil-war-era-couples/Two Exhibitions of Early American Photography on View in JulyFri, 01 Jul 2022 20:08:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/07/01/family-ties-daguerreotype-portraits-and-powerful-partnerships-civil-war-era-couples/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/06/21/national-portrait-gallery-presents-i-dream-a-world-selections-from-brian-lankers-portraits-of-remarkable-black-women/An exhibition of portraits by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Lanker.Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:31:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/06/21/national-portrait-gallery-presents-i-dream-a-world-selections-from-brian-lankers-portraits-of-remarkable-black-women/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/05/10/national-portrait-gallery-announces-season-four-of-its-portraits-podcast/PORTRAITS creates a space for listeners to explore the layers of the human experience—both within and outside of the museum’s walls.Tue, 10 May 2022 15:47:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/05/10/national-portrait-gallery-announces-season-four-of-its-portraits-podcast/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/05/05/national-portrait-gallery-announces-premiere-of-birthright-by-artist-maren-hassinger/Long-Awaited Performance Is a Commission of the Portrait Gallery’s “IDENTIFY” seriesThu, 05 May 2022 17:11:50 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/05/05/national-portrait-gallery-announces-premiere-of-birthright-by-artist-maren-hassinger/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/04/27/dana-tai-soon-burgess-dance-company-to-debut-two-new-performances-as-its-national-portrait-gallery-residency-extends-for-final-leg/“El Muro/The Wall” premieres May 17, 18 and 19 followed by the debut of “A Tribute to Maya Lin” Oct. 16, 23 and 30Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:56:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/04/27/dana-tai-soon-burgess-dance-company-to-debut-two-new-performances-as-its-national-portrait-gallery-residency-extends-for-final-leg/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/02/09/national-portrait-gallery-extends-the-obama-portraits-tour-to-san-francisco-and-boston/Multi-City Tour Featuring Artworks by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald Extended Through OctoberWed, 09 Feb 2022 12:22:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/02/09/national-portrait-gallery-extends-the-obama-portraits-tour-to-san-francisco-and-boston/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/01/28/national-portrait-gallery-announces-triennial-teen-portrait-competition/Teen competition to coincide with "The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today" featuring the latest in contemporary portraiture from across the U.S.Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:50:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/01/28/national-portrait-gallery-announces-triennial-teen-portrait-competition/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/01/27/national-portrait-gallery-announces-2022-portrait-of-a-nation-honorees/Awards recognizing honorees’ work championing transformational impact and change will be presented at Portrait of a Nation Gala November 12Thu, 27 Jan 2022 15:49:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2022/01/27/national-portrait-gallery-announces-2022-portrait-of-a-nation-honorees/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2021/01/06/portrait-gallery-jan-feb-programs/The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is rolling out dozens of virtual programs this winter so visitors and families can enjoy all the museum has to offer from the comfort of their own homes. Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:07:10 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2021/01/06/portrait-gallery-jan-feb-programs/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2020/10/05/portrait-competition-2022/The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is seeking submissions now through Jan. 29, 2021, to its sixth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.Mon, 05 Oct 2020 11:53:30 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-portrait-gallery/2020/10/05/portrait-competition-2022/