Landmark Acquisition of Reynolds Portrait by LA’s Getty Museum and London’s National Portrait Gallery Is Finalized
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U.K.’s National Portrait Gallery Is Raising Funds to Purchase $58 M. Joshua Reynolds Portrait
The 18th-century painting would be one of the most valuable works of art purchased by a U.K. museum.
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Artist Award Roundup: National Portrait Gallery Picks Outwin Boochever Winner, Forge Project Names 2022 Fellows, and More
Alison Elizabeth Taylor's winning portrait is currently on view in Washington, D.C.
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In Monumental Paintings, Hung Liu Transformed Forgotten Histories into Moving, Personal Epics
A major retrospective of her work is on view at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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London’s National Portrait Gallery to Make Room for ‘Overlooked Stories’ by Acquiring Portraits of Women
Just a quarter of the works in the museum's collection are devoted to female sitters.
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ADÁL, Key Photographer Whose Work Imagined New Futures for Puerto Rico, Has Died at 72
His image 'Muerto Rico' recently won the People's Choice award at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
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Portland Museum of Art Wins Appeal in Bequest Lawsuit, Funding for Restitution Research, and More: Morning Links from May 6, 2020
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