November and December at The National Portrait Gallery Includes Meet the Author, Portrait Story Days, and More

National Portrait Gallery presents its November and December Calendar of Events, Programs and Exhibitions. All events are held at the National Portrait Gallery, located at Eighth and F streets, N.W., Washington, D.C., and are free unless otherwise noted. For information, call (202) 633-1000 or visit npg.si.edu. The National Portrait Gallery is open every day from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., except Dec. 25.

November Programs

Portrait Discovery Kits

Saturdays, Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, and 30, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Portrait Discovery Kits are an interactive and imaginative way for visitors to learn more about people who are in the National Portrait Gallery and their contributions to American history. The kits offer a self-guided tour, "Seek and Find" cards, "Portrait Detective" and "Historian Guides," and a "Compare and Contrast" activity using a doll. Visitors can check out kits just outside of the National Portrait Gallery's Education Center, room E151 on the first floor. Kits must be returned prior to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m.Sundays. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Portrait Story Days

Sunday, Nov. 2, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about Pocahontas and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz: Presidential Portraits

Thursday, Nov.6, 6:30 p.m.

Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard

How well do you know U.S. presidential history? Test your knowledge and challenge your friends at this month's National Portrait Gallery Pop Quiz trivia night, inspired by the museum's "America's Presidents" exhibition. In need of a refresher? Visit "America's Presidents" on the second floor before trivia begins. No advanced registration is required; Pop Quiz can be played individually or in teams of up to six. Food and beverages will be available for purchase in the Courtyard Café.

Open Studio Fridays

Fridays, Nov. 7, 14 and 21, 1 to 4 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Join us on Friday afternoons for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum. You may also explore a different art material each week.

Meet the Author: Laura Auricchio

Friday, Nov. 7, 12 p.m.

American Origins, first floor east

Take a fresh look at the American Revolution with Laura Auricchio as she presents her new book The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered. Meet at the sculpture of the Marquis de Lafayette (first floor). Auricchio signs copies of her book, available for purchase on site, following the program.

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Nov. 8, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about Lakota Medicine man and leader Sitting Bull and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Young Portrait Explorers: Gertrude Stein and Her Friend Henri Matisse

Monday, Nov. 10, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Gather in G Street lobby at 10:25 a.m.

Free; Registration required

Toddlers up to age five and their adult companions are invited to become a Young Portrait Explorer and discover the National Portrait Gallery through history and art. The activities include looking at a portrait of Gertrude Stein, listening to a story about her, and participating in a hands-on activity. Registration required. Follow this link to register: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/810710525.

Class size is limited to 25 participants. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Gather in G Street lobby at 10:25 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Meet the Author: Patrick O'Donnell

Thursday, Nov. 13, 12 p.m.

Twentieth-Century Americans, third floor south

Patrick O'Donnell discusses his new book, First SEALs. Meet at the portrait of Adm. Chester Nimitz (third floor). O'Donnell signs copies of his book, available for purchase on site, following the program.

Meet the Artist: Carlee Fernandez

Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m.

First floor, south

Carlee Fernandez discusses her works on view in the special exhibition "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self."

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Nov. 15, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee alphabet, and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Face to Face

Thursday, Nov. 20, 12 p.m.

Special exhibition "One Life: Grant and Lee" (first floor east)

Senior historian David Ward explores the prelude to the Civil War with a look at the life of Robert E. Lee. Meet in "One Life: Grant and Lee" (first floor).

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Nov. 22, 1 to 4 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Morning at the Museum: National Portrait Gallery

Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Morning at the Museum is a Smithsonian program that provides access to a museum for individuals with cognitive and sensory processing disabilities by providing pre-visit materials, early entrance for registered families, facilitated movement activity and a "Take a Break" space! Don't forget to collect your Passport stamps! Enter the museum via the 8th and G Street lobby. Note: Museum opens to the public at 11:30 a.m. RSVP at access@si.edu or (202) 633-2921.

Portraiture, Citizenship, and Abstraction - A Social Art Project with Teens

Sunday, Nov. 23, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; arrive at 12:50 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 3:30 to 5 p.m.; arrive at 3:20 p.m.

Meet in the G Street lobby

Free; registration required

This 90 minute workshop for teens ages 14 - 18 helps them discover new ways of thinking about identity and culture by working with contemporary conceptual artist Pedro Lasch. Lasch is a faculty member at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and associate research professor of art, art history and visual studies at Duke University. During the workshop, participants will use Lasch's specially designed mirror masks to connect the collections of the National Portrait Gallery with personal concerns, as well as broader topics like abstraction and social justice.

Registration required; http://www.eventbrite.com/org/810710525. Class size for each session is limited. A release form for parent/guardian consent for their teen to participate will be sent shortly after registration. Planned in conjunction with the "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self" exhibition, this program is a collaboration between the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Latino Center and is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Nov. 29, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about Native American activist, teacher and musician Zitkala-Ša and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

December Programs

Sharing Stories: Deaf Latino Experiences

Thursday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m.; doors open at 5:30

Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium, Free

Join the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Latino Center for a public program featuring an onstage conversation in American Sign Language (ASL) between former Gallaudet University president Dr. Robert Davila and master storyteller Manny Hernandez. This program will address their own experiences as deaf Latinos while exploring the unique culture and challenges shared by their community. A question-and-answer session with the audience will be included at the end. Sign Language interpretation will be provided for hearing visitors. To request additional access services, please call (202) 633-0925 or emailwoodamanr@si.edu.

This program will be webcast live: http://latino.si.edu/newsevents/webcasts.htm; it is presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self."

Open Studio Fridays

Fridays, Dec. 5, 12 and 19, 1 to 4 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Join us on (most) Friday afternoons for some creative fun! Check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to explore the museum. You may also explore a different art material each week.

Special Tours-The Measure of Our Lives

Saturday, Dec. 6, 12 and 2:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7, 12 and 2:15 p.m.

Tour begins in F Street lobby

Portraits of significant individuals who have influenced American history and culture are brought to life when students from the University of Maryland, College Park Theatre Department, choose someone from the museum's collection who inspires them. The students then develop monologues that tell key moments in the person's biography. Tours begin in the F Street lobby; from there, visitors are guided to the selected portraits.

Young Portrait Explorers: Andy Warhol

Monday, Dec. 8, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Gather inside the G Street lobby

Free; registration required

Toddlers up to age five and their adult companions are invited to become a Young Portrait Explorer and discover the National Portrait Gallery through history and art. The activities include looking at a portrait of Andy Warhol, listening to a story and participating in a hands-on activity. Registration required: http://www.eventbrite.com/org/810710525.

Class size is limited to 25 participants. Parents and guardians must remain with their children. Gather in G Street lobby at 10:25 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 10:30 a.m.

Portrait Discovery Kits

Saturdays, Dec. 13, 20 and 27, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays, Dec. 14, 21 and 28, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Portrait Discovery Kits are an interactive and imaginative way for visitors to learn more about people who are in the National Portrait Gallery and their contributions to American history. The kits offer a self-guided tour, "Seek and Find" cards, "Portrait Detective" and "Historian Guides," and a "Compare and Contrast" activity using a doll. Visitors can check out kits just outside of the National Portrait Gallery's Education Center, room E151 on the first floor. Kits must be returned prior to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m.Sundays. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about poet, writer, and art collector Gertrude Stein and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about artist Grandma Moses and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Take a Break! Winter Break Programs at NPG

Monday, Dec. 22, 1 to 4 p.m.: Portraits like Roy Lichtenstein

Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1 to 4 p.m.: Portrait collage like Romare Bearden

Monday, Dec. 29, 1 to 4 p.m.: Pop-ups like Red Grooms

Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1 to 4 p.m.: "Faux" screen prints like Andy Warhol

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Searching for something creative and hands-on? Take a break by hearing a story and making some art! Drop by the Portrait Gallery's Education Center for special Portrait Story Days featuring some of our favorite stories and activities. A story about each featured person will be read at 1:05, 2:05 and 3:05 each day. You may also check out a Portrait Discovery Kit to learn about famous Americans by doing some or all of the several activities included in the kit.

Portrait Story Days

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, 2 to 5 p.m.

First floor, Education Center, room E151

Young visitors and their families may drop in to listen to a story about artist Red Grooms and complete a hands-on activity. The story will be read at 1:05, 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and at 2:05, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. This program is sponsored in part by the Reinsch Family Education Endowment.

Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery tours

Weekdays, 11:45 a.m. and 2:15 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, 11:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.

Docent's Choice tours

Weekdays, 1 and 3:30 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.

Behind the Scenes

An Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center

Wednesdays, 3 p.m.

At the Lunder Conservation Center, learn how museum conservators use science, art history and skilled hands to preserve objects in the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum collections. Group size is limited; please register at the Luce Foundation Center information desk before 3 p.m. on the day of the program.

Upcoming Exhibitions

"Out of Many, One" by Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada

Oct. 4 through Oct. 31
National Mall
Homefront Drive, S.W.
Located between the World War II and Lincoln Memorials on the south side of the Reflecting Pool. A grand landscape portrait from Cuban-American urban artist Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada will be featured temporarily on the National Mall from October 4 through October 31. The work is a composite portrait of several people photographed in Washington, D.C. "Out of Many, One," the English translation of E pluribus unum, will stretch across six acres of land. The contrast in the face will be created from dirt and sand, and the portrait will not only be an interactive walk-through experience for visitors but will also be viewable from the newly reopened Washington Monument and from space.

The National Portrait Gallery presents "Out of Many, One," by Rodríguez-Gerada in partnership with the Trust for the National Mall and the National Park Service. The work will come together in large part due to a group of in-kind donors, including Clark Construction, Chaney Enterprises, The Bulldog Group, Alvin Hatcher Group and Topcon, with consulting assistance from Terry Stancill.

Elaine de Kooning: Portraits

March 13, 2015 through Jan. 10, 2016

Elaine de Kooning made both abstract and figurative paintings and drawings during the height of Abstract Expressionism in New York City. Fairfield Porter once commented that de Kooning's images of men, for which she is best known, were "both sympathetic and frighteningly acute." De Kooning's gestural portraits of friends and family were much admired during her lifetime, and included such well-known Americans as poets Frank O'Hara and Allen Ginsberg, critic Harold Rosenberg, choreographer Merce Cunningham, and painters Willem de Kooning and Fairfield Porter. In her portraits, de Kooning sought the "instantaneous illumination" of recognition, and worked to capture that moment. She characterized her portraits of John F. Kennedy as "a glimpse" of the president through an accumulation of sketches and finished likenesses.

Curated by Brandon Brame Fortune, the Portrait Gallery's chief curator and senior curator of painting and sculpture, the exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated publication.

Current Exhibitions

Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits

Through Nov. 2, 2014 (second installation)

In celebration of a major gift of more than 100 portraits by renowned photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), this exhibition features iconic photographs of Americans who have distinguished themselves in fields as diverse as business, medicine, entertainment, politics and the arts. Among the portraits included are those of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, physician and virologist Jonas Salk, singer Marian Anderson, actress Grace Kelly, businesswoman Elizabeth Arden, architect I. M. Pei and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. "Yousuf Karsh: American Portraits" is the museum's first exhibition devoted entirely to the work of this internationally recognized portrait photographer; this is the second of two installations.

The curator of this exhibition is National Portrait Gallery senior curator of photographs Ann Shumard.

Face Value: Portraiture in the Age of Abstraction

Through Jan. 11, 2015
"Face Value: Portraiture in the Age of Abstraction" features mid-20th century artists who were reinventing portraiture at a moment when most agreed that figuration was dead as a progressive art form. Chuck Close recalled that during this time, "the dumbest, most moribund, out-of-date, and shopworn of possible things you could do was to make a portrait." And yet, with startling freshness and a touch of defiance, a group of young artists demonstrated the value of exploring the face and figure.

With more than 50 paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture from approximately 1945 to 1975, "Face Value" highlights the innovations of American portraiture hiding behind the vogue for abstraction. Artists such as Alice Neel, Elaine de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, Beauford Delaney, Alex Katz, Romare Bearden, Fairfield Porter, Jamie Wyeth and Andy Warhol, along with lesser-known artists, pushed the boundaries of portrait traditions. Inspired by the theories and ambitions of the Abstract Expressionists and keenly attuned to the themes of their own turbulent times, they reinvented portraiture for the next generation. The curators for this exhibition are Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings Wendy Wick Reaves, Chief Curator Brandon Fortune and Senior Historian David C. Ward.

"Face Value" has been made possible by the Abraham and Virginia Weiss Charitable Trust, Amy and Marc Meadows; the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts Inc.; Donald A. Capoccia and Tommie Pegues; Patricia Stonesifer and Michael Kinsley; the Paul M. and Christine G. Wick Fund; Ella M. Foshay; and Pat and Walter Moore.

Portraiture Now: Staging the Self

Through Apr. 12, 2015

The National Portrait Gallery presents the ninth installation of "Portraiture Now," a series of exhibitions that showcase some of the most creative 21st-century portrait artists. "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self" features the work of six contemporary U.S. Latino artists-David Antonio Cruz, Carlee Fernandez, María Martínez-Cañas, Rachelle Mozman, Karen Miranda Rivadeneira and Michael Vasquez-who present identities theatrically, in order to rid portraiture of its reassuring tradition that fixes a person in space and time.

These artists use their work to focus on personal or family issues, telling stories that they have remembered or imagined from their past, manipulating images of themselves or superimposing portraits of their loved ones on their own. Like actors searching for a character, they explore the boundaries of individuality. In the process, portraiture loses its aura of certainty and instead becomes a map for finding oneself and others.

This exhibition team is led by Curator of Latino Art and History Taína Caragol and includes Chief Curator Brandon Fortune, Associate Director of Education Rebecca Kasemeyer, Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture Dorothy Moss and Senior Historian David C. Ward. "Portraiture Now: Staging the Self" is presented by the National Portrait Gallery in collaboration with the Smithsonian Latino Center.

One Life: Grant and Lee: 1864-1865

Through May 25, 2015

This special installation of "One Life" considers two lives that were intertwined during the Civil War. The rivalry between generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee is one of the most memorable in American military history. Lee was a polished and seemingly invincible Confederate commander who encountered Grant, a rough-hewn upstart, in the Virginia campaigns of 1864 and 1865. In their impact on America, Grant and Lee both stand alone as genuine individual historical leaders, but a significant portion of their legacy remains a product of their relationship to each other.

While the tactics of each general reflected the opposing societies for which they fought, the resulting clash became a harbinger of the evolution of warfare in the 20th century. Ultimately, the Union would prevail, in part with the adoption of a total war philosophy of destroying both armies and resources.

The curator of this exhibition is National Portrait Gallery senior historian David C. Ward.

Mr. Lincoln's Washington: A Civil War Portfolio

Through May 25, 2015

This exhibition uses large-format reproductions of original photographs, prints, drawings and maps to document how the Civil War affected patterns of life in the District of Columbia. Special focus centers on activities in and around the National Historic Landmark building that once housed the Patent Office-now home to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition includes views of forts and hospitals, the Navy Yard and the Sixth Street Wharf and landmarks such as the Capitol, White House, Ford's Theatre and the Old Capitol Prison. A special feature are the images of notable Washington personalities-statesmen, spies, soldiers and nurses-who gave the city a sense of national purpose, glamour and intrigue during four years of war. The exhibition curator is Historian James Barber. This exhibition is made possible through the generosity of Albert H. Small.

Time Covers the 1960s

Through Aug. 9, 2015
Week in and week out, Time magazine covered the 1960s using all manner of covers created by some of the foremost artists of the day. This exhibition of original cover art from the museum's Time collection will explore some of the major newsmakers, trends and happenings that defined the 1960s. The "Age of Aquarius" began with the Kennedy inauguration and a presidency nicknamed "Camelot" and ended with "one giant leap for mankind," as Apollo 11 conveyed people to the surface of the moon and back. In the intervening years, Time covered the Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, escalation of the Vietnam War, civil rights, the women's movement and cultural phenomena such as the Beatles, hippies and the sexual revolution. National Portrait Gallery historian James Barber is the curator of this exhibition.

Mathew Brady's Photographs of Union Generals

Through May 8, 2016

"Mathew Brady's Photographs of Union Generals" is an installation in the Portrait Gallery's series of exhibitions marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Although Brady may be best known for his photographic documentation of the Civil War, his New York and Washington galleries also did a brisk business throughout the conflict by producing studio portraits of the ever-changing roster of Union army generals. Featuring modern prints made from Brady's original glass-plate negatives in the museum's Frederick Hill Meserve Collection, this installation includes portraits of many of the North's military leaders, from George McClellan and Ambrose Burnside to William Tecumseh Sherman and Ulysses Grant. The exhibition curator is Senior Curator of Photographs Ann Shumard.

Permanent Collection Exhibitions

America's Presidents

This exhibition lies at the very heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission to tell the American story through individuals who have shaped the country. "America's Presidents" showcases an enhanced and extended display of multiple images of the past 43 presidents of the United States starting with Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington and continuing to George W. Bush. Five presidents are given expanded attention because of their significant impact on the office: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The Struggle for Justice

"The Struggle for Justice" showcases major cultural and political figures-from key 19th-century historical figures to contemporary leaders-who struggled to achieve civil rights for disenfranchised or marginalized groups. The exhibition, featuring photographs, paintings, posters, buttons and sculptures, includes portraits of civil rights leaders W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall and Martin Luther King Jr.; women's-rights advocates Kate Millett and Betty Friedan; Native American activist Plenty Coups; cultural icon and singer Marian Anderson; United Farm Workers organizer Cesar Chavez; AIDS activist Tony Kushner; Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver; and Christopher Reeve, who fought for the rights of people living with disabilities. The exhibition includes a video created exclusively for the exhibition narrated by Soledad O'Brien.

American Origins, 1600-1900

"American Origins" is a conversation about America that begins with the first days of contact between Native Americans and European explorers, through the struggles of independence, to the Gilded Age. The exhibition is presented in a series of 17 galleries and alcoves that are chronologically arranged and include major figures such as Samuel Adams, Henry Clay, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Jo Davidson: Biographer in Bronze

Fourteen portraits in bronze and terra-cotta made by renowned American sculptor Jo Davidson between 1908 and 1946 include depictions of Gertrude Stein, Franklin D. Roosevelt, artist John Marin and reforming journalist Lincoln Steffens.

Twentieth-Century Americans

Four galleries off of the museum's magnificent third-floor Great Hall showcase the major cultural and political hallmarks of the 20th century. Paintings, sculpture, photographs and prints portray those who were at the center of these moments. People from a wide range of backgrounds-Jane Addams, Douglas MacArthur, Robert F. Kennedy, Toni Morrison and Michael Jackson, among others-tell the story of America's 20th century.

Bravo! and Champions

Two additional exhibitions feature particular themes in American life. "Bravo!" showcases individuals who have brought the performing arts to life, beginning with P. T. Barnum, who raised the curtain on modern entertainment in the late 19th century, and continuing through the present. "Champions" salutes the dynamic American sports figures whose impact extends beyond the athletic realm and makes them a part of the larger story of the nation. A lively combination of portraits, artifacts, memorabilia and videos enhances both exhibitions.

The National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery was established by an Act of Congress in 1962 and opened to the public in 1968. It is the only museum of its kind in the United States to combine aspects of American history, biography and art. The National Portrait Gallery is a part of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture at Eighth and F streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. Smithsonian information: (202) 633-1000; website: npg.si.edu