The American Presidency in Portraiture

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adult (18+)
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Program Description

Event Details

Take an imaginary trip to the National Portrait Gallery and the White House with Rolfe Singerman to view paintings of all 45 presidents. Inspect the first image of a president captured in the early days of the daguerreotype, how painters and photographers chose to memorialize the  presidents and how cartoonists through the decades depicted the Commander in Chief.

This event is free and open to the public. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

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