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Face-to-Face is the National Portrait Gallery's blog, dedicated to art, history, and the telling of American lives.

Black and white photograph of a woman looking up from a microscope

5 Fantastic Girl Bosses at the Portrait Gallery

March 28, 2017

Black and white image of a man looking into the distance and standing in front of a sign that says "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Happy 106th, Tennessee

March 24, 2017

The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

March 24, 2017

A woman standing in front of a portrait with adults seating in a semi-circle around her

Strike A Prose: Every Picture Tells A Story

March 15, 2017

Black and white print of a man walking up a hill with a rucksack

Who Was Dred Scott?

March 6, 2017

Painting of a man wearing a white shirt sitting in a chair and staring straight ahead

Linus Pauling and Alice Neel

February 28, 2017

Black and white poster with a woman's bust on one half and a pink rose on the other half

Angela Davis: Activist and Scholar

February 22, 2017

W. E. B. Du Bois: Nevertheless, Men Strive to Know

February 22, 2017

Photograph of a man throwing an apple against a blue sky background

Photographing a Future President

February 21, 2017

Children standing with large-headed president mascots wearing baseball jerseys

Party with the Presidents

February 16, 2017

Black and white image of a woman leaning on a man's shoulder

How 10 Famous Couples First Met

February 14, 2017

The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard full of people during an event

Celebrating Rhythm

February 8, 2017

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