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August 20, 2010 - June 19, 2011 (new closing date)
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Drawn from the Portrait Gallery's permanent collection, this exhibition features individuals prominent in sports, entertainment, and other fields of endeavor during the last 10 years. It also reflects the variety of media the Portrait Gallery is now collecting and addresses the museum's recently established policy of accepting living subjects into the collection. Individuals represented in this show include: Chuck Close, Michael Eisner, LL Cool J, Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, Willie Nelson, President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Martha Stewart. Also featured is a projected video -- The Late Night Triad by Jason Salavon, which features Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, and David Letterman -- and video portraits of George Clooney and LeBron James that are created through a process pioneered by Lincoln Schatz.
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New: Glimpse of the Past: A Neighborhood Evolves
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March 5, 2010 - September 25, 2011
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Experience the sights, scenes, and beautiful buildings that make up the ever-changing Penn Quarter neighborhood in downtown Washington, D.C. Featuring photographs, postcards, and posters from the 1850s to the present, the history of the neighborhood comes alive. Works include the evolution of the Hecht's building, construction of the Metro stop, Chinatown bike tours, the arrival of the Verizon Center, and a visual history of the Patent Office Building -- one of the oldest federal buildings in Washington, D.C., now home of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Also, an interactive piece in the exhibition features snapshots of the area during the 1960s and 1970s made by Washingtonian Chris Earnshaw.
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New: From FDR to Obama: Presidents on Time
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February 12, 2010 - September 26, 2010
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Regardless of how newsworthy a person may be, there is no magic formula for getting one's picture on the cover of Time magazine, with one exception: the president of the United States. Founded in 1923, Time has put on its cover all incumbent presidents from Warren Harding to Barack Obama, with the exception of Herbert Hoover. Beginning with Franklin Roosevelt, this exhibition explores the modern presidency through the covers of America's oldest and most recognized weekly news magazine. The show includes approximately 30 works of presidential cover art, representing a variety of mediums, from traditional oil paintings to a pop-art sculpture bust of Richard Nixon made from strips of newspaper headlines.
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New: Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009
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October 23, 2009 - September 6, 2010
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The National Portrait Gallery presents 49 of the finalists' works that were selected from the second triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Dave Woody, winner of the competition, received the grand prize of $25,000 and an opportunity to create a portrait for the Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. The competition invited artists working in the figurative arts to submit portraits of people close to them. Submissions were accepted in all visual arts media, including film, video, and digital animation. Through January 18, 2010, the public can vote online or on-site for the artwork to receive the People's Choice Award. Related catalogue: $13.95 See "What's Up" in the November 2009 Smithsonian magazine: p. 28
Web: www.portraitcompetition.si.edu
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- Permanent
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This exhibition displays multiple images of the 43 presidents of the United States, including the greatest historical painting in our nation's history, Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington. Also included are whimsical sculptures of Presidents Johnson, Carter, and Nixon by caricaturist Pat Oliphant. Five presidents are given expanded attention because of their significant impact on the office: Washington, Andrew Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Audio and video interpretive materials augment the exhibition.
Recent Addition:
• President George W. Bush's portrait, painted by artist Robert Anderson, was installed on December 19, 2008.
Web: www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/exprez.html
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Twentieth-Century Americans
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- Permanent
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Six galleries focus on 20th-century Americans: 3rd Floor, south side: Four galleries showcase the major cultural, and political hallmarks of the 20th century. Paintings, sculpture, photographs, and prints portray those who were at the center of these moments. People from a range of backgrounds -- Gertrude Stein, Jane Addams, Douglas MacArthur, Robert F. Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Michael Jackson among others -- tell the story of America's 20th century. 3rd Floor, mezzanines: Two additional exhibitions relating to the 20th century are featured:
• BRAVO! showcases individuals who have brought the performing arts to life, beginning with P.T. Barnum, who raised the curtain on modern entertainment in the late 19th century and continuing to the present.
• Champions showcases American sports figures whose impact has extended beyond the ring, the court, and the field to become a part of the larger story of the life and culture of our nation.
Note: A lively combination of portraits, artifacts, memorabilia, and videos enhances both exhibitions.
Web: www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/ex20.html
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This rotating exhibition highlights newly acquired objects -- paintings, drawings, sculptures, posters, prints, and photographs -- in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
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Future Exhibition: Elvis at 21: Photographs by Alfred Wertheimer
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Upcoming: October 23, 2010 - January 23, 2011
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On view will be photographs taken in 1956 by 26-year-old Alfred Wertheimer, who was hired by RCA Victor to shoot promotional images of a rising 21-year-old-star named Elvis Presley. When Elvis walked on stage that year, he altered the beat of everyday life. Wertheimer captured the singer's transit to superstardom and the cultural transformation he helped launch, offering viewers an intimate look at Elvis's public and private life and documenting classic American life -- from the diners to the train stops -- in 1956.
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Future Exhibition: Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
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Upcoming: October 30, 2010 - February 13, 2011
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This will be the first major museum exhibition to focus on sexual difference in the making of modern American portraiture and will consider such themes as: the role of sexual difference in depicting modern America; how artists explored the fluidity of sexuality and gender; how major themes in modern art -- especially abstraction -- were influenced by social marginalization; and how art reflected society's evolving and changing attitudes. The exhibition will begin with late 19th-century works by Thomas Eakins and John Singer Sargent and will chart 20th-century portrayal with more than 100 major works by such American masters as Romaine Brooks, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O'Keeffe. It will continue through the post-war period with major pieces by David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Agnes Martin, and Andy Warhol. Works through the end of the 20th century include those by Keith Haring, AA Bronson, Glenn Ligon, Nan Goldin, David Wojnarowicz, Catherine Opie, and Felix Gonzales-Torres. Hide/Seek will also depict the impact of the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the AIDS crisis. Related catalogue: $45
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Last update: August 30, 2010, 19:15
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