National Portrait Gallery

8th and F Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20004

American art gallery, Washington, contemporary

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery tells the multifaceted story of America through the individuals who have shaped its culture. Through the visual arts, performing arts and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story.

About the Dataset

The information contributed by the NPG to the American Art Colloborative represents over 16,800 accessioned objects that are included in both the NPG and Smithsonian online collections searches.

16,846
Items
3,435
Creators
1584 — 2016
Date Range