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We tell the story of the U.S. by portraying the people who shape the nation's history, development, and culture. #myNPG | Legal: https://t.co/NfuTGkjD9M
Washington, DC
Joined February 2009
Order up! 😉 Marilyn Monroe posed for this photo, burger in hand, at an L.A. drive-through in 1952. #NationalHamburgerDay. Read more on our IG: .📸: © Philippe Halsman Archive
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Cher was born #OTD in 1946! With a powerful voice and glamorous stage presence, she became a pop icon of the '80s, topping charts with hits like "If I Could Turn Back Time." . Learn more on IG: 📸: © Francesco Scavullo.
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This painting is a self-portrait. 🍎 The man in the frame is Lee Simonson. A muralist painter by trade, he brought his artistic skills to the theatre, forever changing how sets were designed. Read more on our Instagram: 🖼️:
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Look up! 🤩 Today we’re enjoying some sunshine in the Kogod Courtyard. Tag us in your visit to the National Portrait Gallery using #myNPG. 📸: nataliie_chan on Instagram
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It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. it’s time to announce the 2025 Portrait of a Nation honorees! . We are proud to honor Jamie Dimon, Temple Grandin, Joy Harjo, and Steven Spielberg as this year’s #PortraitOfaNation Award recipients:
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Today we celebrate #EarthDay with this beautiful painting of agricultural scientist George Washington Carver tending to some red and white amaryllis flowers. 🌺..Read the rest over on our Instagram: .🖼️: © Peter Edward Fayard
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RT @NMAAHC: Happy Easter! Explore Easter related objects and photographs in our collection: #APeoplesJourney #Black….
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🌹 Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was born today, #OnThisDay on April 16, 1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. . Learn about her legacy on our Instagram: .📸: ©1993 Al Rendon
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After attending Paul Robeson’s concert, photographer Yousuf Karsh reported that the singer’s “magnificent voice turned the theatre into a cathedral.” The next day, he invited the singer for a photoshoot. Read more on our IG: 📸 © Estate of Yousuf Karsh
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Eleanor Roosevelt on her wedding day 120 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1905. ✨ ..Her life changed drastically when she became first lady in 1932, after her husband's election. Read the full story over on our Instagram: .📸:
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Billie Holiday was renowned for making songs entirely her own. She explained, “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” . 📸: © Charles H. Stewart.#SmithsonianWHM
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Marilyn Monroe was scouted by a photographer while she was working at a munitions factory. She signed her first movie contract soon after, cementing her stardom with films like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953). . 📸: © Philippe Halsman Archive
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Actress Elizabeth Taylor was born #OnThisDay in 1932. ✨ Regarded as one of the supreme stars in Hollywood’s golden age, she won two Oscars for Best Actress, among other accolades. ..📸: “Elizabeth Taylor” by Philippe Halsman, 1948. © Philippe Halsman Archive
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Edna Lewis reinvented how Americans viewed Southern cuisine. She organized her first cookbook by seasons. “The Taste of Country Cooking” (1976) quickly became a classic. #SmithsonianBHM. 📸: © John T. Hill #EdnaLewis
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Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field during his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947. ⚾ ..Learn how he made Major League Baseball history on our Instagram: 📸:
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Rosa Parks was born #OnThisDay in Tuskegee, Alabama. This photograph was taken by Brian Lanker in 1988 at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. #SmithsonianBHM. 📸: © Brian Lanker Archive
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Today we remember filmmaker David Lynch. His show “Twin Peaks,” which aired on ABC from 1990 to 1991, received 14 Emmy nominations during its run. . Learn more about his life and legacy on our Instagram: . 📸: © Richard Ansett
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The National Portrait Gallery will be closed on January 20 due to security measures, road closures, and other restrictions for Inauguration Day...For more information on updated hours and operations around the Inauguration period, go to
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Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Tuesday, January 7.
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Due to inclement weather, Smithsonian museums in the DC area, including the National Zoo, will be closed to the public today, Monday, Jan. 6. ..We look forward to seeing you when we reopen! 🏛️❄️
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