Asteroid Strike
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Art, biography, history and identity collide in this podcast from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Join Director Kim Sajet as she chats with artists, historians, and thought leader...
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Listen to PORTRAITS, a Arts podcast by Deborah Sisum. Stream 85 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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How Do You Portray A Dinosaur?
We have portraits of people in our galleries. But what if you’re a natural science museum? How do you portray a dinosaur? We talk with Kirk...
Blink: A Flower Is Not Just A Flower
This mini 'Blink' episode celebrates the cherry blossoms that are blooming all over Washington D.C. at the moment by taking a closer look at...
The Vanishing Bison
When William Temple Hornaday's exhibition of stuffed bison went on display at the Smithsonian Institution in 1888, it caused a sensation. Mo...
Bonus: The Whole Truth
From the Smithsonian's Sidedoor podcast: sorting fact from fiction to find the real Sojourner Truth. As a prominent woman's rights activist...
Who Built This Place?
We follow a paper trail back in time to learn about the laborers -- some of them enslaved -- who put their backs into the graceful old build...
In Memoriam: Former President Jimmy Carter
We remember former President Jimmy Carter through a slightly different lens-- through the eyes of a longtime friend and through the portrait...
Blink: Carter's Smile
In this mini 'Blink' episode, Kim asks political aide Jack Watson for his thoughts on a couple of Time magazine covers featuring his old bos...
From The Vault: Brilliant Exiles
Paris in the early 1900s was a magnet for convention-defying American women. It offered a delicious taste of freedom, which they used to exp...
Sitting (Still) For History
Every time a president leaves office they're asked to do something that might not come naturally-- sit still, be quiet and surrender to some...
Women Who Dared
In 1872, decades before women were legally allowed to vote, Victoria Woodhull made an audacious run for the White House. The press ridiculed...
Campaigns Past: Cowboy Hats and Hard Cider
With Election Day just around the corner, we go back in time to figure out how early presidential candidates got their message, and their im...
Season 6 Trailer
We're back! Season six of PORTRAITS hits your feed Oct. 22 with a new slate of shows that use artwork to decode our world. Kim Sajet , direc...
From The Vault: ART-ificial Intelligence
As AI art gets more and more sophisticated, how do we tell the difference between a portrait that’s created by a human being – with a soul –...
Blink: First, Put The Camera Down
In this mini episode from our 'Blink' series, Rick Chapman shares stories from photographing elite athletes who have competed in the Olympic...
Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady
Dolley Madison was eight years old when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and 40 when her husband James became president. In her l...
From the Vault: Social Media And The Subway
There are not many portrait artists who get recognized on the street, but it happens to Devon Rodriguez all the time. After quietly honing h...
Blink: A Secret Language Of Flowers
Next in our 'Blink' summer series, Kim speaks with Robyn Asleson, curator of the 'Brilliant Exiles' exhibition, about a dreamy painting that...
From The Vault: Lincoln Hiding In Plain Sight
A globe turned to Haiti. A glove on the ground. This life-size portrait of President Abraham Lincoln contains intriguing details that can be...
Blink: Small Doors, Big Art
In our 'Blink' summer series, Kim takes listeners behind the scenes for a quick glimpse at some of the goings-on at the National Portrait Ga...
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