The Women Writers Who Shaped 20th-Century American Literature
A new show at the National Portrait Gallery spotlights 24 authors, including Lorraine Hansberry, Sandra Cisneros and Maxine Hong Kingston
Nation Mourns Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Who Broke Barriers and Became a Feminist Icon
The Supreme Court justice, who died at 87, “inspired women to believe in themselves,” says the Smithsonian’s Kim Sajet
See 12 Stunning Portraits of World War II Veterans
Photographer Zach Coco has spent the past five years documenting more than 100 men and women’s stories
Buckingham Palace’s Art Collection to Be Exhibited in Public Gallery for First Time
The 65 works set to go on view include masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Titian
Peer Into the Past With Photorealistic Portraits of Roman Emperors
Artist Daniel Voshart used machine learning and editing software to create likenesses of 54 ancient leaders
3-D Facial Reconstruction Suggests Raphael Self-Portrait Presents Idealized Version of the Artist
The new model reveals the Renaissance giant’s prominent nose
Nursing Home Residents Recreate Iconic Album Covers During Lockdown
Seniors in the U.K. staged photoshoots inspired by Elvis Presley, Madonna, David Bowie and other musicians
Newly Discovered Portrait May Be Oldest Known Image of Māori Person
The photo depicts Hemi Pomara, who was kidnapped and “exhibited” by British colonialists in London during the 1840s
U.K. Museum Reimagines Classic Art With Face Masks
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge has released greeting cards of six paintings adapted for this “most unusual year”
After Hundreds of Years, Unknown Woman in Tudor Portrait Identified as Mary Boleyn
New evidence suggests the painting depicts Anne Boleyn’s older sister, the one-time mistress of Henry VIII
See a Newly Colorized Photograph of Charles Dickens
The image, set to go on view once London museums are allowed to reopen, shows off the prolific author’s playful fashion sense
Transform Your Selfies, Pet Portraits Into Famous Artworks
A new tool from Google Arts & Culture allows users to apply artists’ signature styles to their own photographs
Revisit the Brutal Fight When Jack Dempsey Hammered the Super-Sized Champ to Claim Title
The crowded scene on a sweltering July day in Toledo is the subject of the Portrait Gallery’s latest podcast episode
Portrait Project Reveals the Faces Behind Health Care Workers’ Protective Gear
Doctors and nurses are attaching smiling photos of themselves to the outside of their protective gear to maintain connections with patients
Newly Discovered Portrait Depicts Woman Who May Have Inspired Jane Austen Character
Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged to the writer’s brother, may be the real-life counterpart of Lydia Bennet from “Pride and Prejudice”
John Singer Sargent ‘Abhorred’ Making His Lavish Portraits, So He Took Up Charcoal to Get the Job Done
Sargent made his portraits in charcoal—a medium that allowed completion in less than three hours rather than the weeks it took for his full-length oils
Pennsylvania Museum Discovers Unidentified Rembrandt Portrait in Its Collection
Conservation work revealed evidence of the artist’s hand in a painting previously attributed to a member of his studio
How One Museum Helps the Nation Mourn
When prominent Americans like Kobe Bryant die, mourners flock to the National Portrait Gallery in search of solace
Smithsonian Historians Reflect on Kobe Bryant’s Legacy as His Portrait Goes on View
A 2007 photograph of the N.B.A. All-Star offers visitors a chance to pay their respects
The National Portrait Gallery’s Obama Portraits Will Embark on a Five-City Tour
Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald’s paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama are set to visit Chicago, Brooklyn, L.A., Atlanta and Houston
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