Controversy at Vermont Museum Over Sackler Gift, Frick Collection’s Historic Music Room, and More: Morning Links from January 17, 2020
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National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery in London to Close for Three Years During $45.6 M. Redesign
"Some job losses" could follow.
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Fearing Protests, Sackler Trust and London’s National Portrait Gallery Scuttle Planned $1.32 M. Gift
"To avoid being a distraction for the NPG, we have decided not to proceed at this time with the donation," the Sackler Trust said.
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Spring Preview: The Most Promising Museum Shows and Biennials Around the World
Behold 28 shows and biennials to see this season.
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Two Curtains, Countless Cameras, and Many Friends: At the Unveiling of the Portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama in Washington
Music selected by the the former president and former first lady presented included songs by Miley Cyrus and U2.
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From the Archives: 200 Years of the Great American Freedom to Complain
"The American Presidency in Political Cartoons: 1776–1976" is found ambitious in scope, misnamed and provocative.
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Britain Receives Lucian Freud Self-Portrait In Lieu Of Inheritance Tax
The Guardian reports today that "an intense" and never-before-seen self-portrait by Lucian Freud is set to be shown at London's National Portrait Gallery, the artist's estate having bequeathed it to…
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National Portrait Gallery Hosts Inaugural Gala, Tempered by Tragedy
On Sunday night, Maya Lin was standing in the main hall of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., next to a sculpture of Maya Lin. It was not of her own design, nor did it look anything…
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National Portrait Gallery Will Honor Aretha Franklin, Maya Lin, More at Inaugural American Portrait Gala
The National Portrait Gallery announced today that it will host its first-ever American Portrait Gala on Sunday, November 15, in the courtyard of its Washington, D.C., home. The event will honor five…
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