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anything that is controversial, but we want to focus on the museum's and this show's strengths." Kurin expressed the Smithsonian's desire to be responsive to public opinion, but also emphasized the remaining exhibit's importance. "We are sensitive to what the public thinks about our shows and programs," he said. "We stand behind the show. It has strong scholarship with great pieces by artists who are recognized by a whole panoply of experts. It represents a segment of America." On December 13, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, one of the principal sponsors of the exhibit, said it would ask for its $ 100,000 donation back if the film was not restored. Clough replied, "...the Smithsonian's decision to remove the video was a difficult one and we stand by it." The donation was returned, and the Warhol Foundation ceased to support National Portrait Gallery exhibits. The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, which donated $ 10,000 to support the exhibit, also ended all funding for future Smithsonian exhibitions. Both decisions drew criticism from some gay rights supporters, who felt the funding cuts were too draconian since the remainder of the pieces continued to be exhibited.
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obviously important living people were acquired while they still lived). After an initial affirmative determination by curators at a monthly curatorial meeting, the National Portrait Gallery Commission (the museum's board of directors) approved the person's inclusion. The commission was initially quite conservative in its assessment of "historically significant," although this position began to be more relaxed by 1969. As of 2006, the definition of "historically significant" had become quite loose, although "some kind of fame or notoriety remains a prerequisite". Portraits of living individuals or those dead less than 10 years are also now allowed to be displayed in the museum, as long as their inclusion is clearly important (such as presidents or generals).
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The delay cost the Smithsonian $ 10 million. In October 2005, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation made a $ 45 million donation to the NPG to finish both the building renovation and the canopy. The Smithsonian agreed to call the two museums, the conservation center, courtyard, storage facility, and other operations within the Old Patent Office complex the "Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture" in appreciation for the gift. The National Portrait Gallery reopened on July 1, 2006. The total cost of the building's renovation was $ 283 million.
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outweighed the damage done by the "Hide/Seek" controversy. Clough admitted, however, that he may have acted too hastily in the matter (although he continued to say he made the right decision), and the regents asked for Smithsonian staff to study the controversy and report back on how to handle such events in the future. Not everyone in the Smithsonian agreed with the regents. The
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his permission. By November 1979, the fund-raising campaign had netted only $ 885,631, with a pledge from the Museum of Fine Arts to match the amount if necessary. This left the campaign $ 4 million short of the purchase price. The Athenaeum refused to lower the price, describing the $ 5 million listing as a significant discount from the portraits' real value.
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existing portraits of the individual already in the collection, the quality of the potential portrait, the uniqueness of the potential portrait, the reputation of the portrait's author, and the cost of the portrait. Formal decisions to acquire a portrait are made at monthly curatorial meetings, then ratified by the National Portrait Gallery Commission.
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based on individual pieces chosen through high-quality scholarship rather than buying complete collections from others. The NPG's collection was slowly built over the next five years through donations and purchases. The museum had little money at this time. Often, it located items it wanted and then asked the owner to simply donate it.
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legislation specified, however, that the museum's collection be limited to painting, prints, drawings, and engravings. Despite the Smithsonian's own extensive collection of art and Mellon's collection, there was very little for the National Portrait Gallery to display. "To found a portrait gallery in the 1960s," Smithsonian Secretary
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In March 2007, a multi-year study of leadership at eight Smithsonian museums made recommendations about the National Portrait Gallery. The report concluded that the museum needed stronger, more visionary leadership intent on creating a truly national museum. The report also called for "administrative
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The National Portrait Gallery closed in January 2000 for a renovation of the Old Patent Office Building. Intended to take two years and cost $ 42 million, the renovation took seven years and cost $ 283 million. Inflation, delays in obtaining approval for the renovation design, the addition
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was contacted and worked with Smithsonian police to investigate the crime. Within two weeks, a historic documents dealer contacted the FBI and said he had been offered the documents for sale. On February 8, 1985, police arrested Norman James Chandler, a part-time mechanic's assistant from Maryland,
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The museum suffered a major theft in 1984 — although it was not a portrait. On December 31, 1984, a thief pried open a display case and stole four handwritten documents accompanying several portraits of Civil War generals. One of the documents was written and signed by President Abraham Lincoln. The
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in 1876. But the Athenaeum, a private collection, was suffering from financial difficulties by the late 1970s. It twice offered to sell the two portraits to the Museum of Fine Arts over the previous two years, but the museum declined to purchase them. The Athenaeum began searching for another buyer,
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had long opposed the move in order to protect its own role in collecting photographs, but NPG Director Marvin Sadik fought hard to have the ban eliminated. The NPG rapidly expanded its photography collection, and in October 1976 established a Department of Photographs. The gallery's first photography
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In 1957, a proposal was made by the federal government to demolish the Old Patent Office Building. After a public outcry and an agreement to save the historic structure, Congress authorized the Smithsonian Institution to use the structure as a museum in March 1958. Shortly thereafter, the Smithsonian
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Attendance at the renovated building rose significantly to 214,495 in just two months. In the past, both museums had drawn just 450,000 over 12 months. The achievement was even more impressive in the face of flat or declining attendance at all other Smithsonian museums. The higher attendance was not
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Prior to the building's closure in January 2000, a decision was reached to allot about one-third of the building's total space to the National Portrait Gallery while simultaneously eliminating the informal north–south division between the NPG and American Art Museum. This led to acrimony between the
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The process for choosing which images the museum acquires is simple but can be contentious. Potential acquisitions are vigorously and informally discussed at length by researchers, historians, and the curatorial departments. Some of the criteria used in the decision-making process are: The number of
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to meet with foundation officials on March 3, and the foundation approved the donation the following day. The $ 30 million donation included $ 6 million to put the portrait on a national tour for three years (the NPG was closed for renovations until 2006), and $ 4 million to construct
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The late 1980s saw the collection continue to expand, although there were fewer major additions. One significant acquisition was a nude image — a self-portrait painting by Alice Neel acquired in 1985. It was the National Portrait Gallery's first nude work. Neel was 80 years old when she painted it.
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The Old Patent Office Building was renovated in 1969 by the architectural firm of Faulkner, Fryer and Vanderpool. The renovation won the American Institute of Architects National Honor Award in 1970. The following year, the NPG began the National Portrait Survey, an attempt to catalog and photograph
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The National Portrait Gallery is governed by a board of directors known as the National Portrait Gallery Commission. The commission members are appointed by the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum is led by a Director, who oversees its day-to-day activities. Directors of the museum
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all opposed the enclosure of the courtyard. The NCPC reversed its preliminary approval on June 2, 2005. Unwilling to lose the canopy, the Smithsonian brought five alternatives to the NCPC on August 4. On September 8, 2005, the NCPC reversed itself yet again, and approved one of the revised designs.
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On April 12, the Athenaeum and NPG agreed to delay the sale until December 31, 1979, to give the Boston fund-raising effort a chance. Although not completely successful, the lawsuit had one effect: Attorney General Bellotti announced in mid-summer that the Stuart portraits could not be sold without
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The controversy lasted through the exhibit's scheduled run. In late January 2011, the Smithsonian Board of Regents unanimously gave Clough a vote of confidence, saying his accomplishments in improving the Smithsonian's administration, finances, governance, and maintenance in the past 19 months far
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Clough's decision led to extensive accusations of censorship and claims that the Smithsonian was caving in to pressure from a small group of vocal activists. Smithsonian officials strongly defended the video's removal. "The decision wasn't caving in," said Sullivan. "We don't want to shy away from
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and Jonathan Katz. The exhibit focused on depictions of homosexual love through history, and was the first exhibit hosted by a museum of national stature to address the topic. It was also the largest and most expensive exhibit in the NPG's history, and more private donors contributed to it than to
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With public and political pressure on the Smithsonian to resolve the issue, the Museum of Fine Arts and NPG agreed on February 7, 1980, to jointly purchase the portraits. Under the agreement, the paintings would spend three years at the National Portrait Gallery (beginning in July 1980), and then
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In 2003, the government increased its contribution to $ 166 million. Smithsonian officials subsequently began discussing a major change to the renovation design: Adding a glass roof to the open courtyard in the center of the Old Patent Office Building. Congress approved the change in August
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Two major portrait purchases were also made in the early 1980s. One was a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, for which the museum paid $ 1 million to a private collector. A portion of the purchase price came from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns and operates Jefferson's
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By 1981, the museum had more than 2,000 items in its collection. Two major 19th-century photography collections were added by the museum that year. The first such acquisition was the Frederick Hill Meserve Collection of 5,419 glass negatives produced by the studio of famed Civil War photographer
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said, was difficult because "American portraiture has already reached the zenith in price and the nadir in supply." Ripley, whose leadership of the Smithsonian began in 1964, was a strong supporter of the new museum, however. He encouraged the museum's curators to build a collection from scratch
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Congress passed legislation establishing the National Portrait Gallery in 1962, and the Civil Service Commission moved out of the structure in November 1963. Preparations for the renovation began in November 1964, and the Grunley, Walsh Construction Co. began demolition of non-historic interior
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In 1995, the Smithsonian revealed that the Old Patent Office Building was in serious disrepair. The Smithsonian announced in January 1997 that the building would close in January 2000 for a two-year, $ 42 million renovation. Hartman-Cox Architects was hired to oversee the conservation and
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Initially, the National Portrait Gallery had fairly strict rules regarding which images could enter its collection. The person depicted had to be historically significant. An individual also needed to be dead at least 10 years before their portrait could be displayed (although some images of
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The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) was authorized and founded by Congress in 1962. The enabling legislation defined its purpose as displaying portraits of "men and women who have made significant contributions to the history, development, and culture of the people of the United States." The
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newspaper heiress and arts patron) donated $ 10 million for the renovation. The Henry Luce Foundation gave another $ 10 million later that year. Costs continued to rise. Although Congress appropriated $ 33.5 million for the renovation, reconstruction costs were estimated at $
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occupied the building after the Patent Office vacated it in 1932. The Government Accounting Office vacated the structure in 1942, after its new headquarters nearby was complete. The Civil Service Commission began constructing its own headquarters, and planned to vacate the building in 1962.
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As of 2011, the National Portrait Gallery was the only museum in the United States dedicated solely to portraiture. The museum had 65 employees and a $ 9 million annual budget in 2013. By February 2013, it housed 21,200 works of art, which had been seen by 1,069,932 visitors in 2012.
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two museums, and a public debate about which collection deserved more space. The Smithsonian resolved the dispute practically: Art that best fit an exhibition space got it. (For example, since modern art often tends toward large canvases, this art is on the high-ceilinged third floor.)
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In 2012, the National Portrait Gallery sponsored a new temporary exhibit, "Poetic Likeness: Modern American Poets," which focused on images of great American poets. The NPG collection had grown so large that the exhibit drew its images almost entirely from the museum's own collection.
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all portraits in all formats held by every public and private collection and museum in the country. On July 4, 1973, the NPG opened "The Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution, 1770–1800", the first exhibit at the museum dedicated solely to African Americans.
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Local D.C. businessmen asked the General Services Administration (GSA) to tear down the building and sell the land so a private parking garage could be built on the centrally located site. Legislation for this purpose was introduced in Congress in the waning days of the
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all positive. Some patrons spit on art they did not like, while others kissed or touched some paintings. Video security cameras were hastily installed in September 2007 to stop the vandalism. By the end of the year, more than 786,000 people had visited the two museums.
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of George Washington. How the museum obtains presidential images has changed over the years. Presidential portraits from 1962 to 1987 were usually obtained through purchase or donation. Beginning in 1998, NPG began commissioning portraits of presidents, starting with
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In 2006, the museum began hosting a triennial, juried contemporary portrait exhibition called the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Named after long time docent and volunteer Virginia Outwin Boochever, this competition is widely regarded as the most prestigious
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on February 26. Although the Reynolds Foundation generally only made grants in the areas of elder care, cardiovascular research, and journalism, assisting with the Lansdowne purchase fell within the foundation's "special projects" area of responsibility. NPG Director
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Even as the Stuarts controversy occupied the attention of the press, the National Portrait Gallery continued to expand its collection. In April 1979, it obtained five other portraits by Gilbert Stuart. These five paintings — of presidents George Washington,
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and the American Mission to Negotiate Peace to create a National Art Committee. The committee's goal was to commission portraits of famous leaders from the various nations involved in World War I. Among the committee's members were oil company executive
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NPG director Marvin Sadik declined to cancel the sale, arguing that the portraits were of national historic value and belonged in the Smithsonian. A campaign by prominent Bostonians tried to raise $ 5 million to keep the portraits in Massachusetts.
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and in early 1979 the Athenaeum tentatively reached an agreement to sell the works to the NPG for $ 5 million. When the Athenaeum made these discussions public in April 1979, there was strong public opposition to the sale in Boston.
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Art Commission asked the Chancellor of the Smithsonian to appoint a committee to organize a national portrait museum and to plan for the establishment of this museum in the Old Patent Office Building. This committee was created in 1960.
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for the theft. Chandler quickly pleaded guilty. He was sentenced in April 1985 to two years in jail (with all but six months suspended) and two years of probation, and required to pay a $ 2,000 fine. All four documents were recovered.
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A hallmark of the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection is the Hall of Presidents, which contains portraits of nearly all American presidents. It is the largest and most complete collection in the world, except for the
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exhibit, "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes", opened in September 1978. It also continued to build its other collections. In February 1977, the museum acquired an 1880 self-portrait by
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The Reynolds Foundation board had discretion to make grants in areas that presented patriotic or entrepreneurial opportunities or which supported a lifetime interest of foundation founder Donald W. Reynolds.
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jointly occupied the building with the Patent Office through the Civil War and into the post-war period. The massive increase in pension processing required by the Civil War led to the construction of a new
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NPG director Marvin Sadik, who had expressed his dissatisfaction over the Stuart painting controversy, took a six-month-long sabbatical in January 1981. He announced his retirement from the museum in July.
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threatened to reduce the Smithsonian's budget if the film remained on view. After consulting with National Portrait Gallery director Martin Sullivan, co-curator David C. Ward (but not with co-curator
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later described the importance of the acquisition by saying it made the NPG the "epicenter" for Brady scholarship. Later that year, 5,400 Civil War-era glass negatives produced by photographer
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of a glass canopy over the open courtyard, and other issues led to increases in both time and costs. During this period, most of the NPG's collection went on tour around the United States.
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three years in Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts. Attorney General Bellotti approved the plan in March. Per the agreement, the portraits went on display in Washington on July 1, 1980.
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and the Smithsonian's Board of Regents, proved fruitless after three months. Worried Smithsonian officials then went public in February 2001 with a plea for a donor to come forth.
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in London opened, but few Americans took notice. The idea of a federally owned national portrait gallery can be traced back to 1886, when Robert C. Winthrope, president of the
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On March 13, just two weeks before the sale deadline, the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation donated $ 30 million to buy the Lansdowne portrait. Foundation chairman
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and his assistants. Using historically accurate chemicals, paper, and techniques, prints were made of the negatives and the prints placed on rotating display. The
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214 million in June 2001 and the museum not scheduled to reopen until 2005. Just a month later, the reopening was pushed back even further to July 2006.
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repair. But just three years later, as the renovation was about to begin, the cost of repairs had risen to $ 110 million to $ 120 million.
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In November 2010, the National Portrait Gallery hosted a major new exhibit, "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture", curated by
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magazine donated 850 original portraits which had graced its cover between 1928 and 1978. A major exhibit of these pieces debuted in May 1979.
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into which the Bureau of Pensions moved in 1887. The General Land Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs vacated the building in 1898. The
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structures by May 1965. The $ 6 million renovation was complete by April 1968, and the National Portrait Gallery opened on October 7.
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in London. Upon his return to the United States, Winthrope began pressing for the establishment of a similar museum in the United States.
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The Gibbs-Coolidge Set, five oil paintings on wood of the first five presidents, by Gilbert Stuart. The set was acquired by NPG in 1979.
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By 1977, the National Portrait Gallery had three curatorial divisions: Painting and sculpture, prints and drawings, and photography.
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First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Bill for 1941. Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appopriations
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in 1952, but did not pass. The legislation encountered resistance from a few members of Congress, architects, and the influential
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movement. The 2013 winner was Bo Gehring of Beacon, New York, who was commissioned to direct a video portrait of jazz musician
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PAC to pay $ 650,000 for portraits of him and the former first lady that will one day hang in the National Portrait Gallery.
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Report of the Director of the National Park Service to the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1924
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Richard, Paul. "American Masterwork: Portrait Gallery's New 'Cornerstone' A Copley Self-Portrait for the Portrait Gallery".
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Congress passed legislation in January 1976 allowing the National Portrait Gallery to collect portraits in media other than
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family in Massachusetts. The following April, Varina Webb Stewart and Joel A.H. Webb presented important portraits of
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donated his large collection of classic and modernist art to the United States, which led to the foundation of the
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taken in February 1865, which was the last photographic portrait of Lincoln taken before his death in April 1865.
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The "cracked-plate" portrait of Abraham Lincoln, acquired by the NPG as part of the Alexander Gardner Collection.
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for exhibit. Works displayed ranged from his "Christy girl" recruiting posters to history-based works such as
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any prior NPG exhibit. Included in the 105 pieces in the exhibit was a four-minute, edited version of artist
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The exhibit was scheduled to run from October 30, 2010, to February 13, 2011. Within days of its opening,
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "After Smithsonian Exhibit's Removal, Banned Ant Video Still Creeps Into Gallery".
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a new area in the Old Patent Office Building to display it. NPG said it would name this display area for
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of George Washington to the National Portrait Gallery. The painting was commissioned in April 1796 by
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The cost of the renovation rose to $ 180 million by March 2001. That month, Nan Tucker McEvoy (a
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in May 1921. This formed the nucleus of what would become the National Portrait Gallery Collection.
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donated 120 platinum prints of fashion and celebrity portraits he produced over the past 50 years.
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were also purchased from the Meserve family. This included the famous "cracked-plate" portrait of
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Portrait Gallery Removes Crucifix Video From Exhibit After Complaints".
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to Clough in which they said they were "deeply troubled by the precedent" to remove the film.
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reported that some (unnamed) Smithsonian museum directors and curators felt there would be a
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A major controversy occurred in 1979 over the National Portrait Gallery's attempt to buy two
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Almost no taxpayer money was spent on the exhibit, since it was funded by private donations.
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After the 2008 presidential election, the National Portrait Gallery obtained graphic artist
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Smith, Carol. "Portraying the Black Atlantic: Americanisation and the National Museum." In
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Frederick Douglass (1856), daguerreotype by an unknown author, acquired by the NPG in 1990.
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consolidation" of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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helped to spark the Civil War. The portrait was created by African American photographer
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "'Hide/Seek' Sponsor Threatens to Cut Funding for Smithsonian."
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Design approval for the canopy proved difficult. The design had to be approved by the
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The National Portrait Gallery occupies a portion of the Old Patent Office Building, a
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Knight, Michael. "Boston City Officials Go to Court to Keep 2 Washington Portraits".
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Sampson, Paul. "Exhibit to Tell American Art Story." Washington Post. April 2, 1958.
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Farhi, Paul. "Committee Sees a Lack of Money, Leadership at 8 Smithsonian Museums".
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portrait of his friend, Mary Cassatt, for which the museum paid $ 1.3 million.
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Argetsinger, Amy and Roberts, Roxanne. "Fit for a T: New at the Portrait Gallery".
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Smithsonian Battles to Keep Prized Portrait of Washington".
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hate speech, anti-Catholic, and anti-Christian. A spokesperson for Representative
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in downtown Washington. Constructed between 1836 and 1867, the building has a
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Old Patent Office Options Clearly Still Favor Glass."
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The renovated Great Hall, on the top floor of the National Portrait Gallery.
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collection itself. The centerpiece of the Hall of Presidents is the famous
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Smithsonian Art Museum Gets Second $ 10 Million."
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Images are paintings, drawings, or similar media, unless otherwise noted.
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Gopnik, Blake. "'Hide/Seek' Finds a Frame for Showing Sexual Identity".
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Thompson, Bob. "Who Gets Into the National Portrait Gallery, and Why?"
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The Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the National Portrait Gallery.
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Forgey, Benjamin. "Panel Rejects Smithsonian Plan For Patent Office."
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Way Clear for British Architect's Glass Act".
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "The Dilapidated State of the Nation's Attic."
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1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die
1993:. January 11, 1980; "The Loving Eye That Created the Christy Girl". 237: 2837:. November 17, 1953; "Architects Fight Plan to Raze CSC Building." 2678:"National Portrait Gallery Installs Photo Of President-Elect Trump" 1891:. March 22, 1980; "Stuart Portraits Plan Wins Tentative Approval". 3201:
Trescott, Jacqueline. "Smithsonian Thanks Its Big Donor By Name."
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Negotiating American Identity in the National Portrait Gallery.
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Extensive Leaks In the Nation's Attic."
1867:"Museums in Capital and Boston to Share Washington Portraits". 260:, established in 1796. It closed after two years. In 1859, the 1454:
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Virtual tour of the National Portrait Gallery (United States)
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Hailey, Jean R. "Art Collection to Go in Old Patent Office."
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Regents Support Censorship Decision".
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Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
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Forgey, Benjamin. "A Roof That's Patently the Best Option."
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Forgey, Benjamin. "The Old Patent Office, Pending Renewal."
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Thompson, Bob. "The Changing Face of American Portraiture."
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Smithsonian Projects Face Delays."
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Members of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington
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from Clough's decision. The Board of Directors of the
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Trescott, Jacqueline. "Smithsonian Attendance Down."
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Kennicott, Philip. "American Poets, On the Surface."
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Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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The famous, unfinished portraits of 3452:Mystery Reader's Walking Guide, Washington, D.C 3302:Some People Would Die to Wind Up at This Museum 2050: 2048: 1969: 1967: 1957:Glueck, Grace. "5 Stuarts Go to U.S. Gallery". 1922: 1920: 1918: 1854:"Portrait Fund Drive Falls $ 4 Million Short". 1797:Cowen, Peter. "For $ 5m, Portraits Stay Here". 1784:Richard, Paul. "Marvin Sadik: 'I'm Resolute'". 4169:Greek Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. 4091:John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 3590:interview with Marc Pachter, December 30, 2007 2538: 2536: 2534: 2188:Trescott, Jacqueline. "A Washington Bailout." 2149: 2147: 2054:Richard, Paul. "Portrait Gallery Buys Degas." 2009:Ostrow, Joanne. "The Meserves' Photo Legacy". 1973:Richard, Paul. "Lodge Donates Two Portraits". 1953: 1951: 1883: 1881: 1469:, the D.C. State Preservation Office, and the 1031:The museum's more notable art pieces include: 746:, the media baron who created the foundation. 4154:Art museums and galleries in Washington, D.C. 4149:Art museums and galleries established in 1968 3619: 3492:Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Washington, D.C 3464:Moeller, Gerard Martin and Feldblyum, Boris. 3433:. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1995. 2213: 2211: 1624:"Chronology of the National Portrait Gallery" 488:sued to keep the portraits in Boston, naming 279:entered into a cooperative endeavor with the 53:National Portrait Gallery's F Street entrance 8: 4024:Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series 3346:"Portrait Gallery Director to Retire in '07" 3319:"Portrait Gallery Chief Alan Fern to Retire" 3280:"GAO Faults Smithsonian Upkeep and Security" 2117: 2115: 2034: 2032: 32: 2598: 2596: 2502:. National Portrait Gallery. Archived from 1771:. April 6, 1979; "Free George and Martha". 3626: 3612: 3604: 3544:. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. 3508:. Washington, D.C.: Americana Press, 1986. 3485:Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist 3066:"Museum Courtyard Glides Through the Ages" 2941:Richard, Paul. "A National Family Album." 2727:"National Portrait Gallery Annual Report" 2434:"Eunice Kennedy Shriver Portrait Unveiled" 2121:Grundberg, Andy. "The Beautiful Peoples". 2094:"Man Gets 6 Months for Stealing Documents" 1985: 1983: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1756:Permanent Collection Illustrated Checklist 1709:Richard, Paul. "A National Family Album". 47: 31: 3461:. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Greenwood, 2012. 3344:Jacqueline Trescott (December 12, 2006). 3278:Grimaldi, James V. (September 29, 2007). 2824:Select Subcommittee on Education, p. 159. 2133: 2131: 1683: 1681: 1671: 1669: 1667: 1417:signed the legislation a few days later. 1133:" (daguerreotype, 1856) by unknown artist 840:removed from the exhibit on November 30. 793:. 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"Portrait Capital." 689:, offered to sell Gilbert Stuart's 687:Neil Primrose, 7th Earl of Rosebery 3532:Select Subcommittee on Education. 3064:Zach Mortice (December 21, 2007). 2676:Harlan, Becky (January 13, 2017). 2067:"Civil War Era Notes Are Stolen". 1823:Richard, Paul. "Bound in Boston". 1039:" (glass plate, cracked; 1865) by 334:National Museum of Natural History 25: 3506:A Museum Guide to Washington, D.C 3454:. Lincoln, Neb.: IUniverse, 1998. 2432:Sanford, Barbara (May 11, 2009). 1381:United States General Land Office 669:Purchasing the Lansdowne portrait 3087:Epstein, Edward (July 2, 2006). 1190:" (daguerreotype, 1846–1847) by 292:, an art aficionado and wife of 266:Massachusetts Historical Society 168: 163: 158: 147: 38: 4189:Smithsonian Institution museums 1500:Alan M. Fern – June 1982 – 2000 1497:Marvin Sadik – 1969 – July 1981 1241:"Self-Portrait" (1780–1784) by 1235:"Self-Portrait" (1880–1881) by 218:Smithsonian American Art Museum 3936:Folklife and Cultural Heritage 2788:Moeller and Feldblyum, p. 100. 490:Massachusetts Attorney General 27:Art museum in Washington, D.C. 1: 4113:U.S. National Tick Collection 3898:Museum Conservation Institute 3886:Biodiversity Heritage Library 3497:Public Buildings Commission. 3443:Committee on Appropriations. 1070: 371:in 1965 (the bicentennial of 72: 4164:Chinatown (Washington, D.C.) 3854:Conservation and restoration 3756:Archives of American Gardens 3111:sysadmin (August 21, 2015). 1398:Government Accounting Office 1375:worked as nurses there. 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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC


Washington, D.C.
Coordinates
38°53′52″N 77°1′23″W / 38.89778°N 77.02306°W / 38.89778; -77.02306
Kim Sajet

Washington Metro



Gallery Place – Chinatown
www.npg.si.edu
art museum
Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old Patent Office Building

Andrew Mellon
Charles Willson Peale
National Portrait Gallery
Massachusetts Historical Society
National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian Institution
American Federation of Arts
Herbert L. Pratt
Ethel Sperry Crocker
William Henry Crocker

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