Honorees” is curated by Rhea L. Combs, director of curatorial affairs for the Portrait Gallery. The exhibition will feature ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery honored Mvskoke poet, performer and writer Joy Harjo on Saturday as one of its ...

It was a dream to be asked by the Smithsonian to paint a portrait of disability icon Temple Grandin. Here's what I hope you see in this painting.

This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...

Presidents, first ladies and iconic American figures are immortalized within the halls of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in D.C. On Wednesday morning, a new face joined their ranks: media ...

Newly-installed portrait of TV host legend Oprah Winfrey unveiled during ceremony at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington, DC. Artist Shawn Michael Warren ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Michael S. Hollander of Chicago as the new chair of its 25-person commission, effective immediately. Hollander will lead the commission in its ...

Abraham Lincoln by George Clark, ambrotype campaign pin, 1860. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. To mark the 2024 presidential election, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery ...

WASHINGTON — Opal Lee, “the grandmother of Juneteenth,” was excited that she was being honored Saturday in the nation’s capital, where she was to speak about her portrait on display at the Smithsonian ...

The director of the National Portrait Gallery has resigned from her post, according to a memo sent to Smithsonian employees and obtained by CNN. Kim Sajet’s departure from the gallery comes just two ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on May 30 that he fired Kim Sajet from her role as director of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. “Upon the request and ...

The Smithsonian Institute commissioned a portrait of Oprah Winfrey in recognition of her "significant contributions to American popular culture" Oprah Winfrey is now on display at the National ...