This free hand portrait drawing tutorial demonstrates how to create a realistic human face from scratch using precise ...

High-contrast pencil drawing showcases the Desert Wanderer in a powerful black-and-white portrait filled with emotion, ...

In a new exhibition, work from artists including Pablo Picasso and Wifredo Lam offer different ways to see what a portrait can represent What exactly is a portrait? At its simplest, it might be an ...

When a beloved pet dies, a gallery of photos isn’t enough for some owners to remember their companions. A growing number are commissioning custom portraits to honor relationships. Artist Cy Hundley's ...

This work by Stephanie J. Woods on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is part of a competition that recognizes excellence in portraiture. All the works have labels that identify ...

The language had been removed from wall text in the National Portrait Gallery, but it’s back as the museum unveiled changes to its exhibition on U.S. presidents. By Zachary Small and Deborah Lynn ...

AGO researchers have identified an anonymous 18th-century portrait sitter as Eleonora Susette, an enslaved woman. Multidisciplinary research traced her origins to Dutch-controlled Guyana and linked ...

The women wear high-collared puffer jackets and billowing sports jerseys, the fabrics richly painted in acid yellow and bubblegum pink. Bathed in cool light against shadowy backdrops, they seem to ...

“Why does he look so angry?” one visitor to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., asked our guide, as if that were a question with an answer. The docent had finally stopped before the ...

The Smithsonian Institution unveiled a new portrait of President Donald Trump last Thursday, while removing most of the accompanying text that referenced his two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, ...

The Smithsonian’s Portrait Gallery has removed text referring to President Trump’s two impeachments when replacing his photo portrait as part of the museum’s “American Presidents” exhibition. The text ...

The previous caption for Trump's portrait in the “America's Presidents” exhibition said he was "impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection" Charlotte Phillipp is a ...