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 ...

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

"President William McKinley" by Francisco Oller y Cestero, oil on canvas, 1898. Collection of Dr. Eduardo Pérez and family. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced “1898: U.S.

Selected Artworks Will Be Exhibited in Major Exhibition and Tour madison-hayes The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced an open call from Oct. 2 through Jan. 26, 2024, for submissions ...

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 ...

The first prize winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the Smithsonian museum’s collection. Detail from “Anthony Cuts under the Williamsburg Bridge, ...

(JTA) — More than 50 years after she became the first woman to be ordained by an American rabbinical seminary, Rabbi Sally Priesand has set another precedent: Beginning later this year, she will be ...

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.