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

New Year: Take Inspiration from Portrait Gallery Subjects

Wed Dec 26
Portraits of the World: Korea

Mon Dec 17
The Legends of Pocahontas

Mon Dec 10
Tod Sloan: Jockeying to Fame in the 1890s

Mon Dec 3
Holiday Greetings from Artists

Tue Nov 27
Massive Polaroids: Lucas Samaras & Chuck Close

Tue Nov 20
Learning to Look Summer Teacher Institute

Fri Nov 9
The Night I Met Lenny

Wed Nov 7
Thursdays at Noon: Unique Insights at the Portrait Gallery

Mon Oct 29
Shadows are in the Picture this Halloween

Mon Oct 22
Her Day: Eleanor Roosevelt turns 134 | 10/4/2018

Thu Oct 4
50 Years: A New Lens

Thu Oct 4

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