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- Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC, District of Columbia 20001 - Daily, 11:30AM–7:00PM ET
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “The Outwin 2025: American Portraiture Today,” featuring 35 portraits (by 36 artists) from the museum’s seventh Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
Held every three years, the competition has accelerated participants’ careers. Past first-prize winners of the triennial competition include David Lenz (2006), Dave Woody (2009), Bo Gehring (2013), Amy Sherald (2016), Hugo Crosthwaite (2019), and Alison Elizabeth Taylor (2022). The competition and exhibition are made possible by the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Endowment, which was established by Virginia Outwin Boochever, a longtime docent at the National Portrait Gallery. The endowment is sustained by her family.
America's Field Trip
Engaging students nationwide to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary!
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