SAN FRANCISCO — In 1728, King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty quashed a rebellion that had threatened to dethrone him. His victory cemented his rule and allowed him to stay in power for an impressive 52 ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In October 2021, the artist Serge Attukwei Clottey watched anxiously as a ...

Few oil paintings exist of prominent early-20th century African-Americans (above: Portrait of Clarence Muse and Elliot Carpenter by Woodard's Studio, ca. 1937), but the photographic record is much ...

Brenda Goodman, “Self-Portrait 13” (1994), oil on wood, 48 x 40 inches (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) It may be a stretch to say that portraiture is in the air — given that there are all ...

The Men of Progress, an 1862 painting by Christian Schussele, held in the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, features 19 of the era’s prominent inventors, gathered together ...

Artist and longtime Smith faculty member Katy Schneider is no stranger to the art of portraiture. Her painting of former Smith President Carol Christ now hangs in the Klingenstein Browsing Room in ...

The Met’s exhibit “African American Portraits: Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s,” on view through October 8th, is defined by a double anonymity. Most of the hundred and fifty portraits that ...

Many African diaspora artists delve into their cultural heritage through portraiture. By incorporating traditional symbols, ...

Anna Garner’s “Just Below” is one of several examples of video portraiture on view in the National Portrait Gallery’s showcase of work by 46 finalists in the 2019 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition ...

Though portraiture is one of the oldest and most traditional art genres, it has consistently proven a potent starting point for artistic experimentation. At Paris gallery Hélène Bailly, the exhibition ...

If you spend any time post-processing portrait photos, you know how time-consuming touchup work can be. Cleaning blemishes, smoothing skin tones, removing imperfections and other various enhancements ...