A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery traces three different 1800s forms of photo-making: daguerreotypes, ...

These Portraits Made a Bold Statement in 19th-Century America ... “Skin may differ, but affection dwells in white and black just the same,” he wrote. ... a common trope in portraits at the time.

A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early ...

The Portrait Project will officially install the first paintings of impactful 19th-century Black Americans in Mechanics Hall on March 14. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

Last March, three artists were commissioned to paint portraits of important 19th-century Black Americans that will hang among the other portraits that have long graced the iconic hall.

The Met recently acquired “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” a 19th-century Louisiana portrait with a secret: For over 100 years, the image of an enslaved youth was erased. This is his story.

NEW YORK — For many years, a 19th-century painting of three white children in a Louisiana landscape held a secret. Beneath a layer of overpaint meant to look like the ...

Some two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album featuring 2,000 paper portrait silhouettes, including those of George Washington and Thomas ...

February 06, 2023 Local artist uses 19th-century photographic process to create unique tintype portraits Montgomery County native Maurene Cooper is the only woman in Philly offering wet-collodion ...

Some two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album featuring 2,000 paper portrait silhouettes, including those of George Washington and Thomas ...