portrait
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The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A documentary on TCM draws on the Japanese director’s diaries to offer an intimate portrait of a modest yet artistically monumental filmmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
His portrait of Sikh separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale captured a moment heavy with tension and consequence.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
A portrait, he said, must reflect "the moment, the experience of the person, the energy of the person" as it existed at that time.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
Penelope kept her gaze fixed on the portrait, so that she would not have to face the glassy stares of all those dead, stuffed creatures.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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