Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

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Everything we have going on from Dec. 4–10.

Week of December 11–17, 2017 Portraits of the World: Switzerland Opening Dec. 15 See the first of a new series of exhibitions that explores the international context of American portraiture. Portraits of the World: Switzerland features Femme en extase (Woman in Ecstasy), a painting of Italian dancer Giulia Leonard by the great Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler. On loan from the Museum of Art and History in Geneva, Hodler's painting shares the spotlight with portraits of trail-blazing American dancers from the Portrait Gallery's collection.  Top Contemporary Art Exhibitions to See in the US This Winter via ArtRabbit   LL Cool J Visits His Portrait by Kehinde Wiley via the Portrait Gallery's Instagram   Long Tack Sam's Magical Fame via the Portrait Gallery's blog Take a tour Highlights of the National Portrait Gallery: Monday–Friday, noon; Saturday & Sunday, 11:45 a.m. & 3:15 p.m. Docent's Choice: Monday–Friday, 2:30 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday: 1:30 & 4:30 p.m. Programs and Events Thursdays at Noon: 3 in 30 | Thursday, Dec. 14 | Noon | G St. Lobby Everyone is connected in this half-hour tour that explores three legends of the entertainment business—George Gershwin, Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman.  Conversation Circles | Friday, Dec. 15 | 10 a.m.–noon | G St. Lobby Practice English in small groups while learning more about American history through portraiture.  Open Studio Friday | Friday, Dec. 15 | 1–6 p.m. | Education Center Experiment with a different art material each week or explore the museum with a Portrait Discovery Kit. From Our Happy Home | Saturday, Dec. 16 | 1–4 p.m. | Education Center Explore the ways that people have created feelings of comfort and warmth during cold winter months. Organized in partnership with the National Building Museum, which will hold a related program on Dec. 17.  Portrait Discovery Kits | Saturday, Dec. 16, & Sunday, Dec. 17 | 1–4 p.m. | Education Center Pick up an activity kit that guides you through the museum with games and puzzles, and learn more about the people who have made American history.  Curator Tour: Portraits of the World: Switzerland |Sunday, Dec. 17 | 1–4 p.m. | Portraits of the World: Switzerland Join curator Robyn Asleson for a tour of Portraits of the World: Switzerland, featuring a painting by renowned Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler and works from the Portrait Gallery's collection. Upcoming Highlight Program Strike a Prose The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers Use works seen in the special exhibition The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers to inspire creativity in an informal writing session led by a working author. Registration required.  Jan. 5 & 6 | 10:30 a.m. | Fiction Inspired by The Sweat of Their Face Jan. 19 & 20 | 10:30 a.m.| American Workers in the 20th Century (Fiction and Non-Fiction) Jan. 26 & 27 | 10:30 a.m. | Stories on Their Faces Current Exhibitions The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers The Face of Battle: Americans at War, 9/11 to Now Marlene Dietrich: Dressed for the Image Femme en Extase (Woman in Ectasy) by Ferdinand Holder, 1911. Collection of Musées d'art et d'histoire de la Ville de Genève © Musées d'art et d'histoire, Ville de Genève.  Sylvia "Marilyn" Shot (detail) by Gordon Lameyer, June 1954. Courtesy The Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. LL Cool J and Family (detail) courtesy of LL Cool J. The World Renown Long Tack Sam (detail) by Adolph Friedlander, 1919. Acquisition made possible through the Federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool; administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Ginger Rogers (detail) by Eugene Richee, 1930. Conversation Circles by Matailong Du, 2016. Museum Day Live by Matailong Du, 2016. Open Studio Friday by Matailong Du, 2016. Art and Smiles by Matailong Du, 2016. Martha Graham (detail) by Paul R. Meltsner, 1938. Old Mill (The Morning Bell) by Winslow Homer, 1871. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut; bequest of Stephen Carlton Clark, B.A. 1903. Power House Mechanic by Lewis Hines, 1920-21. Brooklyn Museum, New York; gift of Walter and Naomi Rosenblum. Afghanistan, Korengal Vallery, Kunar Province, 2007. Specialist Sylvester Dunn (detail) by Tim Hetherington, 2007. Courtesy Tim Hetherington Trust © Tim Hetherington. Marlene Dietrich in "Seven Sinners" (detail) by John Engstead, 1940. Deutsche Kinemathek – Marlene Dietrich Collection, Berlin.  All images belong to National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution unless otherwise noted.