Poetic Portraits” is, in part, a belated reconsideration of Sofonisba Anguissola’s role in shaping our understanding of this ...

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Lev Melikhov , “Igor Makarevich” (1980s), gelatin silver print, Collection Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University (photo by Peter Jacobs) (all images courtesy of Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1728, King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty quashed a rebellion that had threatened to dethrone him. His victory cemented his rule and allowed him to stay in power for an impressive 52 ...

Davenport, IOWA (November 2012) Join PhD Margaret Morse, Assistant Professor of Art History at Augustana College, at the Figge Art Museum this Thursday, November 8 at 7pm for the art talk "The ...

Gilbert Stuart tartly maintained that “no one would paint history who could do a portrait,” but as the chief depicter of George Washington, he showed that to paint portraits is often to paint great ...

The dominant perception of early photography from West Africa is that it was taken through a colonizing lens. Of Europeans in the mid-19th century spreading through the arteries of the region, new ...

Laura Katzman Receives $3,000 and Will Present Lecture Oct. 15 Gabrielle Obusek The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Laura Katzman, professor of art history at James Madison ...

Leah Chase by artist Brian Lanker, 1988. Gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute; partial gift of Lynda Lanker and a museum purchase made ...

An inspiring overview of the evolution of street photography, David Gibson’s book is both a visual history and a practical prompt for photographers looking to deepen their craft.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Some portraits on view at the Print Center exhibition, “Caste,” look Frankensteined.