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painting of a woman in a white dress wearing a broad hat sitting with a book with ribbon covering her face
The Portraits of Volker Hermes
The artist behind a series of popular photocollages discusses the signs and symbols of portraiture.
Christopher Alessandrini
June 30, 2023
The curators Jeff Rosenheim and Thelma Golden stand before a series of photographs by the renowned Harlem Renaissance photographer James Van Der Zee.
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The James Van Der Zee Archive
James Van Der Zee, the world-renowned chronicler of Black life in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance and for decades thereafter, was a virtuoso portraitist and one of the most celebrated artists of the 20th century.
December 13, 2022
Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux by Nicholas Hilliard
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Secrets of the Tudor Archives
Hear from a scholar whose recent discoveries in British archives have transformed our understanding of these artists and their royal sitters.
October 21, 2022
Curators Lizzie Cleland and Adam Eaker in the Tudors exhibition looking at a painted portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
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The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England Virtual Opening
Join curators Elizabeth Cleland and Adam Eaker to explore The Tudors, which traces the transformation of the arts in Tudor England through more than 100 objects.
October 19, 2022
Composite images of Guadeloupe-born model Adrienne Fidelin posing with elaborate headdresses
Mode au Congo: Travails of the Traveling Hats
How did a set of Congolese headdresses influence the evolution of modern fashion?
Wendy A. Grossman
September 26, 2022
Ana de Orbegoso visiting Containing the Divine: Peru. Photo by Mandy Kritzeck
Reimagining Peruvian Portraiture with Ana de Orbegoso
Learn how the artist updates ancient Andean aesthetics to reflect the world today.
Mandy Kritzeck
September 16, 2022
Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula
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Spotlight: Debunking the Myth of Whiteness
Two scholars discuss misconceptions about race and polychromy in the ancient world.
Sarah Lepinski and Dan-el Padilla Peralta
July 7, 2022
Still from "The Living Room" of Berenice Abbott sitting in an armchair in front of a fire with a camera on the table in front of her
Filming Berenice Abbott
Filmmakers Martha Wheelock and Kay Weaver discuss their memories of living and working with the legendary photographer.
Christopher Alessandrini and Stephanie Wuertz
June 24, 2022
Mural showing workers in a factory.
Asian American Modernism with Abang-guard
Explore how four pioneering artists made their way in New York City.
Maureen Catbagan, Louisa Lam, and Jevijoe Vitug
June 9, 2022
Two people looking at photographs on a table
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"Irving Penn: Centennial"—Curatorial Selection Process
Jeff Rosenheim, curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, and Maria Morris Hambourg, independent curator and former curator in charge of the Department of Photographs at The Met, were filmed at The Irving Penn Foundation making their selections for the Irving Penn: Centennial exhibition.
May 19, 2022