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 2017_DC_AAAM_Reception_170801 | 225 | Association of African American Museum Annual Conference Welcoming Reception
Association of African American Museum (AAAM) 39th Annual Conference welcoming reception @ Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
The annual conference will broaden the perspectives of those in attendance by promoting an understanding of the social... |
| 2023_DC_SIPG_1898R_230427 | 58 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Opening Reception: 1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions |
| 2023_DC_SIPG_1898PP_230427 | 35 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions
Press preview for “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions” at the National Portrait Gallery
WHO:
* Michael Hussey, director of history, restorative history and research, National Portrait Gallery
* Taína Caragol, curator of painting, sculpture and Latino art and history, National Portrait... |
| 2016_DC_SIPG_BoocheverP_160311 | 81 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Press preview for the new exhibition, “The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today” and announcement of the winner of the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director, National Portrait Gallery
* Dorothy Moss, associate curator of painting and sculpture and competition... |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_BoocheverP_191025 | 82 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Reveal of the winner of the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today”
Speakers:
* Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery
* Dorothy Moss, curator of painting and sculpture
* Taína Caragol, curator of painting and sculpture... |
| 2022_DC_SIPG_BoocheverPP_220429 | 96 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition
Reveal of the winner of the 2022 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition and preview of “The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today”
WHEN: Friday, April 29, 10–11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G streets N.W.
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait... |
| 2024_04_25A2_SIPG_ExilesPP | 72 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939
Press preview for “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900–1939”
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery
* Robyn Asleson, curator of prints and drawings at the National Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery will present “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2020_DC_SIPG_SargentPP_200227 | 39 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal
Press preview for “John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal”
WHO:
* Kim Sajet, director, National Portrait Gallery
* Robyn Asleson, curator of prints and drawings, National Portrait Gallery
* Richard Ormond, guest curator and co-author of the "John Singer Sargent, Complete Paintings" series... |
| 2018_DC_SIPG_UnSeenPP_180322 | 64 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
As the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery marks its 50th anniversary, it will not only honor the past with special exhibitions but also shape the museum’s next chapter. The first contemporary exhibition of the museum’s anniversary season, “UnSeen: Our Past in a New Light: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus... |
| 2019_DC_SIPG_VotesPP_190327 | 72 | DC -- Donald W. Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Press Preview: Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence
Press preview for “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence”
Kate Clarke Lemay, historian at the National Portrait Gallery and coordinating curator of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative
The National Portrait Gallery announces “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence,” a major... |
| 2023_DC_Behaving_Boldly_230119 | 113 | Hirshhorn Museum -- Event: Behaving Boldly: Women Leading 21st-Century Museums (w/Melissa Chiu, Kaywin Feldman, Kim Sajet, Stephanie Stebich, and Sarah Thornton)
Behaving Boldly: Women Leading 21st-Century Museums
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Washington Post commissioned a special art work by feminist artist group Guerilla Girls calling attention to the lack of women represented at art museums in the nation’s capital. Nearly 15 years later, these... |
| 2020_DC_ObamaP_200223 | 115 | Politics & Prose -- Taina Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell and Kim Sajet ("The Obama Portraits")
Taina Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell and Kim Sajet - The Obama Portraits
The first commissioned presidential portraits by African American artists, the paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama, by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively, reside in the National Portrait Gallery, where they... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Gehring_150522 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Performance -- Bo Gehring
Modern dance company Pilobolus will fill the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard with movement, music and performance while artist Bo Gehring projects video portraits of the troupe on the courtyard’s walls at this special Friday before Memorial Day event. Join free dance workshops open to all or watch... |
| 2015_DC_Amer_Now_Misc_150627 | 53 | Reynolds Center -- Special -- America Now! Innovation in Art -- Miscellaneous (incl courtyard floating ribbon)
America Now! Innovation in Art:
Come explore how artists are using technology to propel their work! Join:
* Digital paint pioneer Jeremy Sutton as he paints on an iPad, with the image projected on a large screen using motion capture technology. He paints to the beats of electro-swing band Good Co.... |
| 2015_DC_SIPG_Volunteer_150406 | 38 | Reynolds Center -- Staff -- Volunteer Appreciation Event |
| 2015_DC_Frohman_151017 | 32 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Jesse Frohman (photographer)
A former protégé of Irvin Penn, photographer Jesse Frohman discusses his works on view in "Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze." Meet at the exhibition entrance on the first floor, south galleries. |
| 2014_DC_Many_One_141001 | 81 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada (Meet the Artist)
Join Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada at the National Portrait Gallery to discuss the process of creating this image. He will also display some previous projects, explore important themes in his work, and consider the exciting interplay between art and engineering. Free; no reservations required; seating is first... |
| 2018_DC_UnSeen_Opening_180322 | 115 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Artist Talk: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
Artist Talk: Ken Gonzales-Day and Titus Kaphar
Join photographer and interdisciplinary artist Ken Gonzales-Day, and painter and sculptor Titus Kaphar, as the artists discuss their practice, inspiration, and the theme of the presence of absence. Both artists address issues of race, equality, and... |
| 2019_DC_APG_191117 | 225 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: American Portrait Gala 2019
On Nov. 17, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will host its third biennial American Portrait Gala. The black-tie, red carpet affair will bestow the Portrait Gallery’s coveted “Portrait of a Nation Prize” to six notable honorees whose accomplishments have made an impact on the nation’s shared... |
| 2023_DC_ForcesNature_231114 | 146 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Event: Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism Panel
“Forces of Nature: The Future of Environmentalism” Panel
In conjunction with the exhibition “Forces of Nature: Voices That Shaped Environmentalism,” join the Portrait Gallery and co-host Monterey Bay Aquarium in a pivotal discussion around the future of climate action and environmental justice. Hear... |
| 2016_DC_Luna_160116 | 39 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: James Luna
IDENTIFY: James Luna
IDENTIFY, the National Portrait Gallery’s performance art series, focuses attention on activism, visibility and experimentation through portrayal. James Luna portrays Ishi, the last member of the Yahi, a Native American tribe indigenous to Northern California. In their performance... |
| 2016_DC_FEFA_160514 | 228 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
IDENTIFY: María Magdalena Campos-Pons
IDENTIFY is the Portrait Gallery's first-ever performance art series. María Magdalena Campos-Pons works with her husband, saxophonist and composer Neil Leonard, to reinsert the black body into historical narratives—under the name FEFA—using personal stories, music... |
| 2015_DC_McDonald_151017 | 104 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: Martha McDonald
IDENTIFY: Martha McDonald
Identify is the National Portrait Gallery’s first-ever performance art series, which focuses attention on activism, visibility and experimentation through portrayal. Martha McDonald is known for her work featuring handcrafted costumes and objects that are activated through... |
| 2015_DC_WilsonIV_151010 | 180 | Reynolds Center (NPG) -- Identify: Wilmer Wilson IV
IDENTIFY: Wilmer Wilson IV
Wilmer Wilson IV (b. 1989, Richmond, Virginia), is recognized internationally for his investigations of race. His practice involves creating a second skin over his body using everyday objects to address the formation of racial identity. In so doing, he confronts the tension... |
| 2019_DC_Working_Women2_191218 | 59 | Smithsonian -- Working Women (Day 2 Afternoon.B) Panel: Challenging the Mosaic
Working Women: The Smithsonian Institution as a Case Study
by American Women's History Initiative
Presenters from across the Smithsonian Institution explore the challenges and opportunities navigated by working women at the Smithsonian. Our aim is to identify how the ideas and practices of the... |
| 2015_DC_SI_Secretary_151019 | 214 | Smithsonian Installation of David J. Skorton as 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution @ Arts and Industries Bldg
The Board of Regents cordially invites you to attend the Installation of David J. Skorton as the 13th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The ceremony will take place on Monday, October 19th at 3:00 p.m. in the Arts and Industries Building. Smithsonian staff, contractors, volunteers, fellows and... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |