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PORTRAITS

Art, biography, history and identity collide in this podcast from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Join Director Kim Sajet as she chats with artists, historians, and thought leaders about the big and small ways that portraits shape our world.

  1. Women Who Dared

    5. NOV.

    Women Who Dared

    In 1872, decades before women were legally allowed to vote, Victoria Woodhull made an audacious run for the White House. The press ridiculed her stance on 'free love' and she spent election night in jail. But she had put the first small crack in one of the thickest glass ceilings around. Twelve years later Belva Lockwood, the first woman to argue before the Supreme Court, took another swing at it.  We celebrate Election Day with a look back at some of the first women who dared to run for the highest office in the United States, including Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Rep. Shirley Chisholm. They ran against long odds, but they had grit and they got the ball rolling. With Smithsonian curator Lisa Kathleen Graddy, and journalism historian Teri Finneman. See the portraits we discussed: Victoria Woodhull, unidentified artist Get Thee Behind Me, (Mrs.) Satin! by Thomas Nast Belva Lockwood, by Nellie Mathes Horne Margaret Chase Smith, by Ernest Hamlin Baker Shirley Chisholm, unidentified artist Further reading: Press Portrayals of Women Politicians, 1870s - 2000s, by Teri Finneman  Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President, by Jill Norgren The Woman Who Ran for President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull, by Lois Beachy Underhill No Place For A Woman: A Life of Senator Margaret Chase Smith, by Janann Sherman The Good Fight, by Shirley Chisholm Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics, by Anastasia C. Curwood

    27 Min.
  2. Campaigns Past: Cowboy Hats and Hard Cider

    22. OKT.

    Campaigns Past: Cowboy Hats and Hard Cider

    With Election Day just around the corner, we go back in time to figure out how early presidential candidates got their message, and their image, in front of voters. It wasn't easy. Asking directly for people's vote was seen as undignified, so candidates mostly stayed home in the early 1800s. As a result, most Americans didn't know for sure what their candidates looked like, or sounded like. Kim speaks with curator Claire Jerry,  from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, about the stream of new technologies-- from printing to photography to radio-- that transformed political advertising and gave candidates a more direct line of communication with the American people. See the portraits and campaign materials we discussed: William Henry Harrison campaign button Abraham Lincoln, by Mathew Brady Abraham Lincoln campaign button Franklin D. Roosevelt at microphone Ronald Reagan poster

    25 Min.
  3. Season 6 Trailer

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    Season 6 Trailer

    We're back! Season six of PORTRAITS hits your feed Oct. 22 with a new slate of shows that use artwork to decode our world. Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery, talks with guests about presidential campaigns, scientific discoveries and some of the currents running through today’s cultural landscape.

    2 Min.
  4. From The Vault: ART-ificial Intelligence

    22. AUG.

    From The Vault: ART-ificial Intelligence

    As AI art gets more and more sophisticated, how do we tell the difference between a portrait that’s created by a human being – with a soul – and art that’s created by a complex algorithm? And if we can’t tell the difference, will artists be out of a job? Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explains how AI art works, and why he thinks code can actually help artists to expand their creative universe. But there’s one big question that remains: What does AI art tell us about the inner world of AI itself? See the portraits we discussed: Edmond de Belamy, published by Obvious Art The Next Rembrandt, brainchild of Bas Korsten Kim Sajet, generated by AI Kim Sajet, by Devon Rodriguez You can see Prof. Marcus du Sautoy’s ‘Creativity Code’ lecture here.

    24 Min.

  5. 8. AUG.

    Blink: First, Put The Camera Down

    In this mini episode from our 'Blink' series, Rick Chapman shares stories from photographing elite athletes who have competed in the Olympic Games. The first step, he says, is to put the camera down. The second is not to talk about sports too much. Rick's ESPY Collection, for ESPN, features 40 celebrity athletes, including boxers, tennis stars and basketball royalty. You can find it here. See the portraits we discussed: Venus Williams, black and white Venus Williams, color Shaun White, black and white Shaun White, color

    7 Min.
  6. Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady

    1. AUG.

    Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady

    Dolley Madison was eight years old when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and 40 when her husband James became president. In her late 70s she sat for a photograph, becoming the first (former) first lady to do so. Then, this summer, the National Portrait Gallery acquired it. In this mini 'Blink' episode, Kim speaks with Ann Shumard, senior curator of photographs, to hear how this rare daguerreotype came to light and how the Gallery was able to buy it. See the photograph here.

    7 Min.
  7. From the Vault: Social Media And The Subway

    18. JULI

    From the Vault: Social Media And The Subway

    There are not many portrait artists who get recognized on the street, but it happens to Devon Rodriguez all the time. After quietly honing his skill for a decade, Devon started posting videos of his live drawings of New York City subway commuters to social media. The videos took off, earning him some 50 million followers and placing portraiture in front of a huge new audience. Kim speaks with Devon about the mentors who had his back, and this new model for showing art— not in museums, but on screens. See the portraits we discussed: Kim Sajet, by Devon Rodriguez John Ahearn, by Devon Rodriguez “The Rodriguez Twins,” by John Ahearn María Elena Estrada, by Devon Rodriguez Devon Rodriguez draws Kim Sajet, Instagram

    21 Min.
  8. Blink: A Secret Language Of Flowers

    4. JULI

    Blink: A Secret Language Of Flowers

    Next in our 'Blink' summer series, Kim speaks with Robyn Asleson, curator of the 'Brilliant Exiles' exhibition, about a dreamy painting that holds a secret code. Edward Steichen's mural assigns a flower to several female friends who planted themselves in Paris's modernist milieu. But where some see jewel-toned beauty, Robyn sees a minefield. In Exaltation of Flowers, by Edward Steichen

    5 Min.
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Art, biography, history and identity collide in this podcast from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Join Director Kim Sajet as she chats with artists, historians, and thought leaders about the big and small ways that portraits shape our world.

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