National Portrait Gallery

noun

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Slate

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.”

From Slate

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.

From Salon

Just months later, National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet resigned after efforts by the White House to remove her, saying that stepping down was the best way to serve the museum’s interests.

From Salon

It would have been the first exhibition by a Black contemporary artist at the National Portrait Gallery.

From Salon