American photographer Catherine Opie’s new show at the National Portrait Gallery begins – or ends, depending on which order you explore it in – with her “interventions”. These photographic portraits ...

Against patterned blue wallpaper like a rich backdrop in a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger, a young woman with a buzz ...

A photo portrait of Sir Elton John, David Furnish and their two teenage sons has been unveiled by the National Portrait ...

In Trump’s America, the question of what art is shown in national galleries and museums is a potent one, and the artist Catherine Opie believes she knows when she’s not welcome.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has unveiled the latest addition to its permanent collection: a radiant, full-length portrait of television icon Oprah Winfrey, painted ...

A portrait of Oprah Winfrey was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday. Shawn Michael Warren can thank the mural for connecting him with his very famous muse. Three years ...

As a National Portrait Gallery exhibition proves, he was especially good at depicting people painfully adrift from themselves.

As part of its artistic director Victoria Siddall's vision, the NPG is creating permanent works of art during its gala; ...

This November, Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will celebrate “Portrait of a Nation,” adding four new works to its collection. This year, the honorees are poet Joy Harjo, academic Temple ...