Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery update

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News Blog Support Us May 22–26, 2019 IDENTIFY: Performance Art as Portraiture with Jeffrey Gibson Join us today at 5:00 p.m. in the Kogod Courtyard for the debut of Gibson’s To Name An Other. This performance will explore the relationship between injustice, marginalization, and identity. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American actress to become a major box-office success (via the National Portrait Gallery's Twitter).   Eye to I reminds us that "self-portraits can reveal narcissism, neediness, creativity and blunt self-awareness" (via Torch).   “I want to bring out the best in a community and contribute something of permanent value,” said the late I. M. Pei (via the National Portrait Gallery's Instagram). Take a Tour Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery  Thursday & Friday, noon Saturday & Sunday, 11:45 a.m. & 3:15 p.m. Docent's Choice  Thursday & Friday, 2:30 p.m.  Saturday & Sunday, 1:30 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. Programs and Events Thursdays at Noon: Curator's Choice| Thursday, May 23|noon|G St. Lobby Tomorrow’s "Thursdays at Noon: Curator’s Choice," features Sara Bard Field, who took a cross-country road trip to drum up support for women’s suffrage.  Conversation Circles| Friday, May 24 |10 a.m. – noon| G St. Lobby Practice English in small groups while learning more about American history through portraiture.  Open Studio| Friday, May 24|1– 5 p.m.|Education Center Be creative in this week’s Open Studio and make a mixed-media collage. Portrait Discovery Kits |Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26| 1 – 4 p.m. | Education Center Pick up an activity kit that guides you through the museum and learn more about influential Americans. Portrait Story Days: Isamu Noguchi| Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26| 1 – 4 p.m. | Education Center Listen to a story about the sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who created the iconic Art Deco relief sculpture at the entrance to the Associated Press building in Rockefeller Center. Portrait Signs in ASL Join us this Thursday, May 23, at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 25, at noon for this month’s Portrait Signs tours. Thursday’s tour will feature a portrait of the author Gertrude Stein. On Saturday, discover our newly-acquired portrait of Julie Packard, founder and executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Thursday’s tour is in ASL only, while the one on Saturday also includes voice interpretation. Current Exhibitions Portraits of the World: Korea Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence The Spirits Refuse Without a Body (detail) by Sancia Nash, 2019. Anna May Wong in "On The Spot" (detail) by Joseph Grant, 1932. Gift of Carol Grubb and Jennifer Grant Castrup. Self-Portrait (detail) by Elaine de Kooning, 1968. © Elaine de Kooning Trust. I. M. Pei (detail) by Yousuf Karsh, 1979. Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh. © Estate of Yousuf Karsh. Votes for Women (detail) by Bertha Margaret Boyé, 1911. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Conversation Circles(detail) by Matailong Du, 2016. Open Studio (detail) by Matailong Du, 2016. Portrait Discovery Kits (detail) by Gabriela Samá, 2019. Isamu Noguchi (detail) by George Platt Lynes, c.1935. © Estate of George Platt Lynes. Julie Packard by Hope Gangloff, 2019. Gift of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Board of Trustees. © Hope Gangloff. Photo by Mark Gulezian / Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Mother III by Yun Suknam, acrylic on wood, 1993 (2018 version). Courtesy of Hakgojae Gallery, Seoul. Photo: Yun Suknam.New York, New York (detail) by Tseng Kwong Chi, 1979. © 1979. Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc. Votes for Women (detail) by Bertha Margaret Boyé, 1911. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. All images belong to the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, unless otherwise noted.