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The National Portrait Gallery hosts portrait talks every Thursday at 6:00pm. Meet in the F Street lobby and the presenter will escort the group to the portrait to begin the talk. Next week, “The King,” Elvis Presley will have his day in the limelight.
Thursday, Oct. 26 – Anne Goodyear on the Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Thursday, November 2 – Warren Perry from the Catalogue of American Portraits on the portrait of Elvis Presley by Ralph Wolfe Cowan
Ed. Note:
Remainder of November…
Thursday, Nov. 9 – Deputy Director Carolyn Carr will speak on the Alice Neal Self-Portrait
Thursday, Nov. 16 – Historian David Ward will speak on the portrait of Walt Whitman by John White Alexander
Thursday, Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving Day – No Portrait Talk
Thursday, Nov. 30 – Research Assistant Jobyl Boone will speak on the portrait of Barbara by Dawoud Bey
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this is a fabulous idea and one of my favorite parts of art history. not only do we hear about the life and times of the subject but also the artist and technical information on production.