National Portrait Gallery

noun

1. an art gallery in London, established in 1856, displaying portraits and photographs of eminent figures in British history

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But it has also faced criticism from climate groups for a long-standing partnership with oil giant BP, after other institutions including the National Portrait Gallery in London cut ties.

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Her painting of Chelsea Clinton hung in the White House during Bill Clinton’s tenure, and her depictions of Betty Friedan, who wrote “The Feminine Mystique,” and potter Beatrice Wood have been featured in the National Portrait Gallery.

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They predict that museums like the National Portrait Gallery will be hit the hardest, as curators focus on crafting biographies that lean heavily on people’s identities.

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The White House criticized the National Portrait Gallery for describing the border as “exclusionary,” failing to mention that the full caption states the Mexico-U.S. border is “a space that is transnational, one that is both inclusive and exclusionary.”

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In an article posted on its website on Thursday, the White House targeted five of the Smithsonian’s museums for their exhibitions and content: the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of African Art and the American Art Museum.

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