portrait

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Our critic praised the show, saying “as an honest, comprehensive portrait of a singular, impassioned artist, ‘Wifredo Lam’ is genuinely stirring.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

He has already hung portraits of himself inside the White House, breaking with the tradition that a president wait until the end of his term to be invited by a successor to unveil a portrait.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a swift portrait, painted with an old, fanned-out brush.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Trudging and slipping as he drove his men across the ice, Elisha Kent Kane reportedly carried Maggie Fox’s portrait “strapped on his back.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock