A brush with history: paintings from the National Portrait Gallery. (Learning from Exhibitions).

Arts & Activities | February 1, 2002| | Copyright

Imagine an exhibition that presents the work of dozens of fine artists from throughout history. Imagine an exhibition that chronicles 75 of America's foremost citizens from colonial times right up to the present, Imagine an exhibition that superbly combines the history of art with the history of America. Such an exhibition is A Brush with History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery.

The National Portrait Gallery, a Smithsonian Institution museum, was chartered by the United States Congress in 1962 with a mission to collect and present portraits that depict ...

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