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National Portrait Gallery
Photo Courtesy of Timothy Hursley

Hours:

  • 11:30 to 7
    Closed December 25

Location:

  • 8th St. at F St., NW
    Washington, DC

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  • Gallery Place-Chinatown Station

Eunice Kennedy Shriver Portrait Unveiled
At the National Portrait Gallery, artist David Lenz pays tribute to a champion for the intellectually disabled
By Barbara Sanford Smithsonian magazine, May 2009


‘One Life: Katharine Graham’ Opens at the Portrait Gallery
In June of 1971, the Washington Post was in heated controversy over whether or not to publish the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret history of the United States’ military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
By Jess Righthand Around the Mall Blog, September 30, 2010


One on One With Video Artist Lincoln Schatz
At the National Portrait Gallery’s recently-opened exhibit “Americans Now,” a work by video artist Lincoln Schatz entitled Esquire’s Portrait of the 21st Century, re-envisions how to create a likeness of another human being.
By Jesse Rhodes Around the Mall Blog, September 15, 2010


Famous Irish-Americans at National Portrait Gallery
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we plumbed the National Portrait Gallery’s collection for famous Irish-Americans.
By Megan Gambino Around the Mall Blog, March 17, 2010


“Best of the Decade” with the National Portrait Gallery
As a new decade approaches, we here at ATM thought it a good time to reflect on the best of the last—asking Smithsonian curators to weigh in on their favorite exhibits, career moments and newly-acquired pieces, since 2000.
By Megan Gambino Around the Mall Blog, December 9, 2009