How Portraits Capture People
think.kera.org June 14, 2018 20Earlier this year, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled official portraits of President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. And since then, other paintings of prominent figures in U.S. history have been added, including Henrietta Lacks. Gallery director Kim Sajet joins us to talk about these new works – and about how artists capture the essence of their subjects through these paintings.