This essential volume showcases portraits of prominent Americans who have influenced the nation's history from its earliest days to the present. It features 150 paintings, photographs, drawings, poste
Founded in 1856, the National Portrait Gallery in London holds the most extensive collection of portraits in the world. 100 Writers and Artists from the National Portrait Gallery brings together a hug
Cecil Beaton (1904–1980) is one of the most celebrated British Portrait photographers of the twentieth century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. His influence on portrait
During the summer and early fall of 1950, as Jackson Pollock moved about the huge canvases on the floor of his Long Island studio, defining their surfaces with dripped and thrown paint, a young photog
As a companion to a February 19-August 8, 1999 exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, this catalog presents both well-known and less familiar renderings of the nation's
A richly illustrated history of women’s suffrage in the United States that highlights underrecognized activistsMarking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for
A striking collection of presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, this volume encapsulates the spirit of the most powerful office in the world.America's Presidents showcases the nati
