Upcoming Exhibitions

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    Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits

    June 14, 2019 - May 31, 2020

    This exhibition of daguerreotypes and ambrotypes from the 1840s and 1850s features portraits of early feminist icons.

     

     

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    One Life: Marian Anderson

    June 28, 2019 - May 17, 2020

    This exhibition examines the ways in which artists, concert promoters and others wielded Marian Anderson's iconic likeness as a powerful symbol in the pursuit of civil rights.

     

     

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    The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today

    October 26, 2019 - August 30, 2020

    The National Portrait Gallery has announced the finalists for its fifth triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Their work will be presented in “The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today,” a major exhibition premiering October 26 through August 30, 2020.