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Sosint Naing Naing, Myanmar, Curve of the Century, 2018, pigment print, World Bank Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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VISUAL DIPLOMACY: GLOBAL EMBASSIES OPEN GALLERIES TO U.S. VISITORS

By Nancy NesvetFebruary 26, 2019

The 35 days of the United States Government partial shutdown in late December through late January left the Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. barren and vacant of visitors. Tourists and […]

Image: Donald J. Trump / By Michael O’ Brien, Donald J. Trump (Official Portrait), 1989 (printed 2011), inkjet print, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Bill and Sally Wittliff (© Michael O'Brien).

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A Study in Contrasts: The 2017 Presidential Inauguration Festivities and Women’s March on Washington

February 5, 2017

By Nancy Nesvet Washington D.C. – On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2017, two artworks were exhibited in celebration of the event. In the Capitol Building, George Caleb Bingham’s “The Verdict […]