NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, Michelle Obama participates in the International Day of the Girl on NBC's "Today" show in New York. Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon will be among the special guests when Michelle Obama goes on tour for her memoir “Becoming.” (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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BLACK VOICES
Little Girl's Michelle Obama Halloween Costume Melts Our Hearts
By Lee Moran
Three-year-old Parker Curry's outfit comes with a heartwarming backstory.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jim Carrey's Submission For Donald Trump's Official Portrait Cannot Be Unseen
By Lee Moran
The actor titled the portrait: "You Scream. I Scream. Will We Ever Stop Screaming?”
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Michelle Obama Met This Young Fan
Michelle Obama met with two-year-old Parker Curry after the toddler was mesmerized by the former first lady’s official portrait.
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BLACK VOICES
Michelle Obama Tells Toddler Mesmerized By Her Portrait To 'Keep On Dreaming Big'
By Doha Madani
They met on Tuesday and had a dance party.
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COMEDY
Jimmy Kimmel Imagines What Trump's Presidential Portrait Will Look Like
By Lee Moran
The comedian also has a theory about the newly unveiled painting of former President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: Former U.S. President Barack Obama stands next to his newly unveiled portrait during a ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, on February 12, 2018 in Washington, DC. The portraits were commissioned by the Gallery, for Kehinde Wiley to create President Obama's portrait, and Amy Sherald that of Michelle Obama. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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COMEDY
Obama’s Official Portrait Is Already The Best New Meme Of The Year
By Ed Mazza
Here's the digital makeover you've been waiting for.
Former US President Barack Obama and former US First Lady Michelle Obama attend the unveiling of their portraits at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, February 12, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
Obamas’ Official Portraits Unveiled
Barack and Michelle Obama have been immortalized in new official portraits painted for the National Portrait Gallery.
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STYLE & BEAUTY
Everything You Need To Know About Michelle Obama's Portrait Dress
By Jenna Amatulli
The Milly gown was custom-made for the former first lady.
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ENTERTAINMENT
People Have Strong Reactions To Barack And Michelle Obama's Portraits
By Jenna Amatulli
Chrissy Teigen, Common and Chris Rock even chimed in.
CULTURE & ARTS
Portraiture: Artist Tim Okamura Reveals Inner Strength of Women
By Sheryl Estrada, Contributor
Senior writer, blogger, culture enthusiast
I asked the painter about his involvement in both projects. Being able to interact with a broadly ranging audience, and getting
LATINO VOICES
Where Do We Stand (As We Are Able)? Latinos and the ADA 25 Years Later
By Eduardo Díaz, Contributor
Director, Smithsonian Latino Center
While it is true that we have much to celebrate with the protections afforded by the ADA, the Latino community has a long way to go in securing equal safeguards.
CULTURE & ARTS
Final Days for John Singer Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
By Barbara Ernst Prey, Contributor
Artist, Member National Council on the Arts Advisory Board to ...
The exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art John Singer Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends is in its final days, ending October 4th. I was fortunate to be invited to give two talks during the exhibit examining Sargent's work from an artist perspective.
LATINO VOICES
La Marcha No Ha Terminado
By Eduardo Díaz, Contributor
Director, Smithsonian Latino Center
In coupling the Agustín Lira and Alma concert with the One Life: Dolores Huerta exhibition, the Smithsonian introduces audiences to this important chapter in U.S. labor history, celebrating two of its notable leaders.
CULTURE & ARTS
The Many (Portrait) Faces of Virginia Woolf
By Katherine Brooks
Looking back, the famous modernist, born in 1882, was always much more than a novelist. She was a philosopher, an activist
CULTURE & ARTS
First Voice, Our Voice...
By Eduardo Díaz, Contributor
Director, Smithsonian Latino Center
As a Chicano, I love DC, but I do miss living in cities that are predominantly Latino, where art critics and aficionados alike are in closer proximity to the Latino experience and, by virtue, usually better informed, if only by osmosis.
CULTURE & ARTS
'David Bowie As The Elephant Man' Is A Painting That Looks Exactly Like It Sounds
By Katherine Brooks
Who is the lanky blonde man with a protruding jaw line pictured in this 1980 painting by Derek Boshier? If you're thinking
CULTURE & ARTS
Man Ray Portraits
By David Galenson, Contributor
Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
His technique was distinctive, but not exceptional. He believed in working quickly, without instructing the sitter, to make
TRAVEL
After Landing at Heathrow: What to Do Day One?
By Jean Newman Glock, Contributor
Signature Travel Network
The following suggested itinerary is a mix that includes a dash of royalty, avoiding napping, getting exercise and making all my "nesting" purchases so I can start work (or pleasure) on Day two.
CULTURE & ARTS
David Lenz: The Egalitarian Realist
By John Seed, Contributor
Professor of Art History
DC
Old Crow Medicine Show At 9:30: HuffPost DC Top 5 For August 2
By Brandon Wetherbee
TOP 5 FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS 3. Phillips After 5: Food Truck Fiesta At The Phillips Collection Visit the American Sign Language
CULTURE & ARTS
A Closer Look at the Art of Portraiture (Part Two)
By Daniel Grant, Contributor
Arts Journalist
The style of contemporary portraiture ranges widely, from smooth, tight realism to flowing, impressionistic and even extending to Pop-influenced work.
STYLE & BEAUTY
Kate Middleton Visits National Portrait Gallery With Statement Necklace On (PHOTOS)
According to the Telegraph, "Road to 2012" is the Portrait Gallery's biggest photographic commission ever, a three-year project
MYDAILY
Duchess Kate Visits The National Portrait Gallery In Bright Blue Stella McCartney
CULTURE & ARTS
'Fire In The Belly: The Life And Times Of David Wojnarowicz' By Cynthia Carr (PHOTOS)
As Carr points out, Wojnarowicz's depictions of East Village art and the developing AIDS crisis darkened as he witnessed
CULTURE & ARTS
A Closer Look at the Art of Portraiture (Part One)
By Daniel Grant, Contributor
Arts Journalist
A portrait artist creates a likeness of a subject but, after that generalization, there aren't too many absolutes in the
DC
D.C.'s Best Free Film Screenings
By Brandon Wetherbee
Multiple series are programmed for each season. The current one featuring Japanese Divas, independent filmmaker Ernie Gehr
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