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National Portrait Gallery: Daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington
Augustus Washington, son of a former slave, learned to make daguerreotypes in 1843 to offset his college expenses, during his freshman year at Dartmouth College. Biographical notes and details about his work are provided in an annotated...
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National Portrait Gallery: A Brush With History: Mark Twain
This portrait of Mark Twain painted by John White Alexander is accompanied by information about the artist himself.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eudora Welty
Read this brief account of Eudora Welty's place in the pantheon of southern writers.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Pearl Buck
A short discussion of the influence of her experiences in China on Peal Buck's writings. Included is her portrait painted by Vita Solomon.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Maria Callas
Read about Maria Callas, fiery operatic star, and see a portrait of her that was on the cover of Time magazine which was painted by Henry Koerner.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Marian Anderson
A brief, but powerful, biography of Marian Anderson, who broke racial barriers with her beautiful voice. See a portrait of her depicting her concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jessie Fauset
Read a brief biography of Jessie Fauset, who was a leader in the Harlem Renaissance. See a portrait of her painted by Laura Wheeler Waring.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Edna Ferber
An account of the works of American writer, Edna Ferber and a photograph of her taken by George Platt Lynes.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Eleanor Roosevelt
A brief account of Eleanor Roosevelt's importance to her husband's administration and agenda. Accompanied by a photograph taken by Lotte Jacobi.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Mary Mc Leod Bethune
A look at Mary McLeod Bethune, African American educator who worked to curb discrimination. Included is a portrait of her painted by Betsy Graves Reyneau.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Amelia Earhart
A portrait of Amelia Earhart in the National Portrait Gallery, finished after her first transatlantic flight. Read a brief description of Earhart's exploits in aviation.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore from the famous family of actors spent sixty years in the theater. Read about her roles and see a portrait of her painted by Paul Helleu.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Isadora Duncan
Information about Isadora Duncan's style of dancing and her popularity in Europe. Included is a photograph taken by Edward Steichen.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Jane Addams
See a portrait of activist Jane Addams painted by American painter, George deForest Brush, and read a brief discussion of Addams' important role as a reformer.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Susan B. Anthony
See a sculptured bust and read a brief biography of Susan B. Anthony, foremost supporter of women's suffrage.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a fiery advocate for women's rights. Read an account of her actions and see a portrait of her painted by American artist, Anna Klumpke.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Cecilia Beaux
A brief biography of Cecelia Beaux, portraitist and one of the most successful female artist of her era. Included is a self-portrait.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Portrait of Lucretia Mott
An interesting portrait of Lucretia Mott and a brief account of her activities as a social reformer.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Luther (Bill "Bojangles" ) Robinson
A portrait of Bojangles Robinson by caricaturist Al Hirshfeld. Listen to Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discuss his technique.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Ethel Rosenberg
Listen to Wendy Wick Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discuss this pencil drawing of convicted spy, Ethel Rosenberg, and what the drawing meant to the artist, Elizabeth Catlett.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: Louise Nevelson Self Portrait
Listen to Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, as she discusses the self-portrait of Louise Nevelson.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: A Self Alex Katz
Listen to a critique of Alex Katz' self-portrait by Wendy Wicks Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery.
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National Portrait Gallery: Eye Contact: John Frederick Finerty by Diego Rivera
Wendy Wick Reaves, a curator at the National Portrait Gallery, explains how this charcoal drawing by Diego Rivera reflects his usual medium of painting murals.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Everett Shinn
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Everett Shinn.