Seattle Opera's "Fellow Travelers," Seattle Symphony's "Iris Unveiled" and Bach in fresh contexts are among highlights of the local classical music scene in 2026.
The image is so familiar that it often goes unnoticed: the powdered hair, the ruffled shirt, the stoic smile. George Washington’s rendering on the $1 bill may be the most widely distributed portrait ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services quietly altered the official portrait of Admiral Rachel Levine, the first openly transgender person confirmed to a four-star federal position, ...
The White House is decked out for the holiday season, complete with 51 Christmas trees, a Lego portrait of President Donald Trump and enough ribbon that—if tied end to end—would stretch nearly five ...
“Brocken Spectre and Glory: Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired by the Marc Pachter Commissioning Fund and an ...
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Universal Pictures has acquired Portrait of God, a spec from emerging filmmaker Dylan Clark that expands on the world of his viral horror short of the same name.
The majestic young woman draped in an imperial Chinese robe stands tall against a tapestry of soldiers, courtiers and celestial motifs. Now, “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” by Viennese master Gustav ...
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presented the 2025 Portrait of a Nation Awards Saturday, Nov. 15, to four new honorees for their transformative contributions to American history and ...
The portrait hung above the Wadlow family’s television set for 50 years. While watching a program about William Shakespeare, Peter Wadlow realized that the painting might also be of the famous ...
The portrait in question was hung in the Ground Floor Corridor of the White House. This area was not part of the now-demolished East Wing. There was no evidence the Trump administration or anyone else ...
This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...
The Great Hall of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC (photo via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has postponed the opening of an exhibition for its ...