Portraiture
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
The Louvre Has Restored "St. John the Baptist"
To clean, or not to clean?
Rare Painting by a Victorian-Era Artist Found on “Antiques Roadshow”
You never know what might be lying around the attic
Cleaning This Portrait Could Change the Way Historians See Shakespeare
The only portrait of the Bard made while he was alive might be getting touch-ups
Is This a Portrait of One of the World’s Most Influential Philosophers?
One Dutch art dealer is convinced that he owns the only portrait that Baruch Spinoza sat for
A Portrait of an American Hero and a Generation That Is Slowly Fading Away
Photographer Dan Winters shows us the modern-day life of an unheralded World War II veteran
Reimagining Portraiture Through Dance
Choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess joins forces with the National Portrait Gallery
A Look at the Creative Process and What Makes an Artist Tick
A new exhibition delivers a better understanding of where artists find their inspiration
Every Three Years, Artists Compete to Be On View at the National Portrait Gallery. Here Are the Winners
The 2016 show conveys an intensity, as if the artists and their subjects are demanding a conversation on the complex issues of our times
Elizabeth Hamilton Once Posed for a Portrait in a New York City Prison
There was a dire need for painters to immortalize America’s elites
Congress Won’t Pay For Official Portraits Anymore
The government will stop using taxpayer dollars to immortalize lawmakers in the traditional fashion
You Too Can Own a Portrait of a Dog Dressed as a Person
Dog art auctions put the spotlight on man’s best friend
Relive the Battle of Waterloo With These Astonishing Portraits of War Reenactors
Photographer Sam Faulkner shoots a portrait series that gives a face to the more than 200,000 soldiers who fought in the historic conflict
At the Intersection of Dance and Portraiture, Vulnerability and Intimacy Prevail
Dance troupe Pilobolus and video portrait artist Bo Gehring teamed up to defy boundaries
Which of These Comedians Should the Portrait Gallery Put on Display?
This is no laughing matter for the Smithsonian museum
A Stephen Colbert Portrait Returns to the Smithsonian, With Even More Stephens
As the Comedy Central host's show ends, his likeness(es) head to the National Portrait Gallery
Here's What It Takes To Win the Smithsonian's Boochever Portrait Competition
Curator Dorothy Moss gives a hint at what the jurors might be thinking in this high-stakes competition
How the Artist Behind the Giant Landscape Portrait on the Mall Used a Super-Precise GPS Satellite System as a Paintbrush
To create the National Portrait Gallery's "facescape," artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada got some high-tech help
Six Artists In Search of Themselves
With drama, theater, magical realism and a twist of the absurd, these artists give the self-portrait a makeover
Here's What Happens When You Put Instant Film in a Microwave
A German photographer made a name for himself by treating his photos like last night's leftovers
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