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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Chuck Close
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Chuck Close.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Robert Henri
Brief essay about the career of influential American artist and educator Robert Henri.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: George Bellows
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist George Bellows.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Pablo Picasso
Brief essay about the artistic legacy of twentieth-century modernist Pablo Picasso.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Torres Garcia
Brief biographical sketch of Torres-Garcia.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Moholy Nagy
Brief biographical sketch of Bauhaus educator and artist Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Ryder
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Albert Pinkham Ryder.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Frankenthaler
Brief essay describes Helen Frankenthaler's soak-stain technique.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Imogen Cunningham
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American photographer Imogen Cunningham.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Louise Nevelson
Brief biographical essay about sculptor Louise Nevelson.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Nam June Paik
Brief essay explain the art-making interests of video artist and performer Nam June Paik.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Andy Warhol
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American pop art legend Andy Warhol.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Romare Bearden
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Romare Bearden.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Cindy Sherman
Brief essay explain the artistic preoccupations of American artist Cindy Sherman.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Francis Bacon
Brief essay about the artistic interests of British artist Francis Bacon.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Jacques Lipchitz
Brief biographical essay about Jacques Lipchitz.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Jackson Pollock
Brief essay about Pollock's unconventional methods of creating art.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Georgia O'keeffe
Brief biographical sketch of Georgia O'Keeffe, with details about the inspiration she found in the American Southwest.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Franz Kline
Brief essay about the artistic interests of American artist Franz Kline.
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National Portrait Gallery: The Presidency and the Cold War: George H. W. Bush
The National Portrait Gallery presents a look at the several presidents and their actions in regard to the Cold War. Click on George Bush to see and hear his speech about the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Cold War ends.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: John Marin
Brief biographical sketch of American watercolorist John Marin.
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National Portrait Gallery: The Seneca Falls Convention
Short essay on the Seneca Falls Convention, illustrated with portraits of four key drivers behind the convention: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony.
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National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Mary Todd Lincoln
Contains a portrait and brief biography of Mary Todd Lincoln.
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National Portrait Gallery: Portrait of the Art World: Edward Hopper
Brief essay about Edward Hopper's artistic career.