Don Bachardy

Truman Capote

Descriptive analysis of Truman Capote's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Truman Capote by Don Bachardy 

Louise Nevelson

Descriptive analysis of Louise Nevelson's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Louise Nevelson, Self-portrait 

Agnes Ernst Meyer

Marius De Zayas

Descriptive analysis of Agnes Ernst Meyer's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Agnes Ernst Meyer by Marius De Zayas

Oliver Hardy

Joseph Grant

Descriptive analysis of Oliver Hardy's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Oliver Hardy by Joseph Grant

James Baldwin

Beauford Delaney

Descriptive analysis of James Baldwin's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

James Baldwin by Beauford Delaney

William Zorach

Descriptive analysis of Edna St. Vincent Millay's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Edna St. Vincent Millay by William Zorach

Stuart Davis

Descriptive analysis of Stuart Davis's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Stuart Davis, Self-portrait

Ornette Coleman

Elaine de Kooning

Descriptive analysis of Ornette Coleman's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Ornette Coleman by Elaine de Kooning

Descriptive analysis of John Frederick Finerty II's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

John Frederick Finerty II be Diego Rivera

Mary Cassatt

Descriptive analysis of Mary Cassatt's self-portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Mary Cassatt, Self-portrait

Explore portraiture with insights provided by Curators, Historians, and Researchers of the National Portrait Gallery.

Roy Lichtenstein

Robert F. Kennedy

Descriptive analysis of Robert F. Kennedy's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Robert F. Kennedy by Roy Lichtenstein

Hart Crane

Gaston Lachaise

Descriptive analysis of Hart Crane's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Hart Crane by Gaston Lachaise

Alfred J. Frueh

John Barrymore

Descriptive analysis of John Barrymore's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

John Barrymore by  Alfred J. Frueh 

Sally Michael Avery

Sally Michael

Descriptive analysis of Milton Avery's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Milton Avery by Sally Michael Avery

Georgia O'Keeffe

Descriptive analysis of Beauford Delaney's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Beauford Delaney by Georgia O'Keeffe

Alex Katz

Descriptive analysis of Alex Katz's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Alex Katz, Self-portrait

Al Hirschfeld

Descriptive analysis of Luther (Bill "Bojangles") Robinson's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Luther (Bill "Bojangles") Robinson by Al Hirschfeld 

Ethel Rosenberg

Elizabeth Catlett

Descriptive analysis of Ethel Rosenberg's portrait by curator, Wendy Wick Reaves

Ethel Rosenberg by Elizabeth Catlett

Introduction to Eye Contact, Modern American Portrait Drawings by the Curator of Prints and Drawings

Introduction to Eye Contact

I&#39;m enjoying listening to the podcasts which give me glimpses and informationI might not otherwise receive; especially because of living so far from DC and notbeing able to visit the museums there often.  However, I wish there were picturesalong with the podcast.

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1 quote, 3 ideas & 1 question from a carefully curated podcast episode.
Every Monday & Wednesday.

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