Joseph Henry, the first secretary of the Smithsonian, placed the portraits in the Art Gallery on the second floor of the Smithsonian Building. Also on display in this gallery was the collection of ...

Kathryn Woodman Leighton was considered one of the world's most notable painters of American Indian portraits, "at a time when the subject was reserved for males." This painting of important Tewa ...

He was immediately popular in New York and received many portrait commissions ... but limited depictions of emotion to "rugged and sober" for Native American subjects and "exuberant and pleasing" for ...

Image courtesy of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Zitkala-Ša, which translates in English to “Red Bird,” was also ...

One of Gabriel Patton Sr.'s standout pieces is his modern portrait of Geronimo, whom he views as a powerful symbol of ...

He’s one of the most celebrated photographers in North Dakota. And he’s out with his third book. Wet plate photographer Shane ...

Photographer Shane Balkowitsch is inviting the community to experience history through his rare wet plate photography at a ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Navajo Richard Begay poses for a portrait while taking a break from ...

as the National Portrait Gallery also houses artistic renderings of notable American citizens ranging from sports figures to civil rights leaders. Moreover, the National Portrait Gallery only ...

Staff dedicated to Native American communities have also been hired ... Kevin Jackson poses for a portrait in his vendor booth at the Phoenix Indian Center’s Social Powwow and Gourd Dance.

“American Portraits” is the next University of Wyoming Department ... a U.S. Air Force pilot who served in the Vietnam War. Indian American composer and rising star Reena Esmail’s “Pathways of Desire” ...