portrait

Our critic said that the writer “creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of a generation of Jewish men and women.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Nine-year-old Sebastian paints a portrait of his family home, unable to comprehend that it no longer exists after the powerful quake that shattered western Colombia this week.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Emblazoned on his outer forearm is a menacing portrait of Tony Montana from the 1983 film “Scarface.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

His negative portrait was published more than 40 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

She sat on a footstool with folded hands before the oversized portrait of her late husband, Lord Edward Ashton, which hung in a row with all the other ancestral portraits that lined the wall.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

During the day, hunger strikers lie on mattresses under tarpaulins, with portraits of BR Ambedkar and freedom fighters behind them.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

I scroll through the portraits he’d emailed me: two women laughing, a family smiling, and my personal favorite, a pop-artish rendering of Gigi Hadid.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

And both Mr. Ralph, as Mia’s husband, Barry, who is most seduced by dreams of tech millions, and Mr. Tippett as Paul give fine portraits of men on the cusp of middle-aged anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Yes. Pax painted portraits of his sister his whole life long. As cruel as he was to her, he never forgot her.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood