The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C., administered by the Smithsonian Institution.

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  • The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C., administered by the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of famous individual Americans.It resides in the Old Patent Office Building (now renamed the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture), located just south of Chinatown in the Penn Quarter district of downtown Washington. The third oldest federal building in the city, constructed between 1836 and 1867, the marble and granite museum has porticoes modeled after the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The building was used as a hospital during the Civil War. Walt Whitman worked there and used his experiences as a basis for The Wound Dresser. The Bureau of Indian Affairs moved into the building after the war ended. Whitman worked as a clerk for the bureau until 1867, when he was fired after a manuscript of Leaves of Grass was found in his desk.It was spared from demolition by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1958 and given to the Smithsonian, which renovated the structure and opened the National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery there in 1968.It is the namesake for the Gallery Place Washington Metro station, located across the intersection of F and 8th Streets, Northwest. Hallmarks of the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection include the famous "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington; the Hall of Presidents; and its extensive selection of portraits of remarkable Americans from all walks of life. Since its reopening on July 1, 2006, the Portrait Gallery has also focused on contemporary portraiture in its "Portraiture Now" series, and in its triennial contemporary portrait competition, the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. The National Portrait Gallery was closed for extensive renovations and expansion in January 2000; it reopened on July 1, 2006. The renovated museum includes a new, glass-enclosed courtyard designed by Foster + Partners, the architecture firm of renown architect Norman Foster. Its director is Martin E. Sullivan. (en)
  • La Galería Nacional de Retratos es una galería de arte en Washington D.C. administrada por la Institución Smithsoniana. La colección se concentra en imágenes de personajes famosos de Estados Unidos.Se encuentra en el antiguo Edificio de la Oficina de Patentes, situado al sur de Chinatown en el barrio de Penn Quarter en el centro de Washington. El edificio es el tercer edificio gubernamental más antiguo de la ciudad, construido entre 1836 y 1867. Los pórticos hechos en mármol y granito están inspirados en los del Partenón de Atenas (Grecia). El presidente Dwight Eisenhower salvó el edificio de la demolición en 1958 y lo entregó a la Smithsonian, quien renovó la estructura y abrió el Museo Nacional de Arte Americana y la Galería Nacional de Retratos en 1968. Debido a ella, el nombre de la parada cercana del metro de Washington se llama Gallery Place, y se encuentra en el corte de las calles F y 8 en el barrio del Noroeste. La Galería se cerró para llevar a cabo unas ambiciosas renovaciones y ampliaciones en enero de 2000. Se ha reabierto el 1 de julio de 2006. Durante el tiempo que la Galería ha permanecido cerrada muchas de sus obras se han exhibido en museos de todo el mundo. (es)
  • Die National Portrait Gallery ist eine Portraitgalerie in Washington D.C. in den USA. 1968 wurde die National Portrait Gallery und das Smithsonian American Art Museum im Patent Office Building in Washington eröffnet. Die Galerie dokumentiert die Vielfältigkeit der Persönlichkeiten, die die USA und seine Kultur prägten und prägen. In den unterschiedlichsten visuellen und darstellenden Künsten werden diese Menschen dem Besucher vorgestellt. Es ist das einzige Museum in USA, das die Aspekte Geschichte, Biografie und Kunst kombiniert. Das Museum besitzt mehr als 19. 400 Arbeiten aus den Bereichen Malerei, Skulptur, Fotografie und Zeichnung. Ein Sammlungsschwerpunkt der Galerie stellen die Präsidenten-Abbildungen dar, die u. a. in der Hall of Presidents ausgestellt sind. (de)
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  • The National Portrait Gallery shares the Reynolds Center with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (en)
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  • The National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in Washington, D.C., administered by the Smithsonian Institution. (en)
  • La Galería Nacional de Retratos es una galería de arte en Washington D.C. administrada por la Institución Smithsoniana. (es)
  • Die National Portrait Gallery ist eine Portraitgalerie in Washington D.C. in den USA. 1968 wurde die National Portrait Gallery und das Smithsonian American Art Museum im Patent Office Building in Washington eröffnet. (de)
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  • Galería Nacional de Retratos (Washington) (es)
  • National Portrait Gallery (Washington) (de)
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