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Portrait of Walter Alvarez.
Ep. 12

Asteroid Strike

with Kirk Johnson and Taína Caragol

Portrait Gallery Highlights, Spring 2017

A recap of 2016, so far, at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery tells the history of America through individuals who have shaped its culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story.

Museum News
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| Season 6 with Kim Sajet
Venus Williams sits in a chair wearing a dress and smiling and looking to her right.
Ep. 20 | Blink: First, Put The Camera Down with
Black and white photograph of a woman wearing dark dress and white head wrap.
Ep. 19 | Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady with Ann Shumard
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Ep. 18 | From the Vault: Social Media and the Subway with Devon Rodriguez
A tall three-paneled series of paintings underneath the Brilliant Exiles exhibition entrance sign.
Ep. 17 | Blink: The Secret Language of Flowers with Robyn Asleson
Bust length photo of a man in a blue suit
Ep. 16 | From the Vault: Lincoln Hiding in Plain Sight with Ted Widmer
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Ep. 15 | Blink: Small Doors, Big Art with Jennifer Wodzianski, Wayne Long & Peter Crellin
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Ep. 14 | Bonus: Face Value with Lizzie Peabody
woman with long, curly gray hair in a black dress
Ep. 13 | Hags and Witches with Kiki Smith
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Ep. 12 | From The Vault: The Woman Who Knocked Science Sideways with Jada Yuan
photo of a young woman with dark hair wearing a colorful scarf
Ep. 11 | Brilliant Exiles with Robyn Asleson
two photos, one of a Black woman in a black sweater and another of a balding man in a dark shirt
Ep. 10 | Mall Art with Salamishah Tillet and Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada

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