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Face-to-Face is the National Portrait Gallery's blog, dedicated to art, history, and the telling of American lives.

A bronze bust of a woman with flowing hair set on a marble slab

Remembering Rachel Carson on Earth Day

April 20, 2017

A drawing of a young girl reading a book and imagining a battle in a thought bubble

Sylvia Plath on War

April 17, 2017

Black and white photo of a woman sitting cross-legged on a chair in the middle of a stage

Owning and Sharing the Stage: Miriam Colón

April 13, 2017

A black and white image of a man sitting at a desk signing a piece of paper with a lot of men clapping behind him

“The Bill of the Century”: The Civil Rights Act of 1964

April 11, 2017

Enter Paul Robeson

April 7, 2017

Painting of a soldier running away from an explosion in an American military uniform

When War Hits Home

April 7, 2017

A painting of five men discussing a piece of paper around a mahogany table

The Arts and The Cold War

April 3, 2017

Black and white photograph of a woman looking up from a microscope

5 Fantastic Girl Bosses at the Portrait Gallery

March 28, 2017

Black and white image of a man looking into the distance and standing in front of a sign that says "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Happy 106th, Tennessee

March 24, 2017

The Tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

March 24, 2017

A woman standing in front of a portrait with adults seating in a semi-circle around her

Strike A Prose: Every Picture Tells A Story

March 15, 2017

Black and white print of a man walking up a hill with a rucksack

Who Was Dred Scott?

March 6, 2017

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