Posts Tagged ‘National Portrait Gallery’
Protesters Demand Removal of Wayne Clough from Smithsonian
All photos by Max Cook
In response to the removal of the David Wojnarowicz video from the National Portrait Gallery’s “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture” exhibit, protesters gathered today in front of the Smithsonian Castle demanding the removal (or resignation) of Secretary Wayne Clough. While the media to protester ratio was nearly one to one, [...]
City Oasis: The Portico Cafe at the National Portrait Gallery
Aren’t fall afternoons lovely? I spent a relaxing afternoon meandering Penn Quarter/Chinatown recently, and my boyfriend and I wound up in the National Portrait Gallery. After visiting the Ansel Adams and Georgia O’Keefe exhibit we wandered upstairs.
Needing a break, we stumbled upon the Portico Cafe on the second floor. The Portico Cafe is a second-floor [...]
