The 1836 portrait was painted by Rembrandt Peale, son of Charles Willson Peale, on whose collection this entire exhibition is based. It is accompanied by a portrait of Biddle’s wife, Jane Margaret ...

Prominent Pictures Developing THE AMERICAN DREAM as Feature The project is a collaboration between Bailey-Ford and producing partner Cameron Burnett. By: Sarah Jae Leiber Oct. 19, 2020 ...

The Obamas also supported African American artists in the White House when they acquired “Resurrection,” a painting by beloved DC artist Alma Thomas for the Old Family Dining Room, the room in ...

Kwame Holman profiles Simmie Knox, a former sharecropper and the first African American to paint a presidential portrait for the White House. Full Episode Saturday, Oct 21 ...

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we plumbed the National Portrait Gallery’s collection for famous Irish-Americans. Take a look at these fabulous portraits, and read about the sitters’ lives. 1. F.

The portrait gallery at Mechanics Hall in Worcester now includes paintings honoring some of the most prominent Black figures in the 19th century’s abolition and women’s rights movements, with ...