#national-portrait-gallery

#national-portrait-gallery

Her portraits don't offer idealized versions of humanity. Instead, they present skin as terrain-marked, layered, and alive with contradiction.

It has been the honour of a lifetime to lead the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. This was not an easy decision, but I believe it is the right one.

This year's honorees represent the remarkable breadth of American achievement—from pioneering groundbreaking research, to visionary leadership in finance, to artistic expressions that have defined our cultural landscape.

This was a time before the internet, before social media. Magazines could be incredibly influential. The Face is probably the most influential magazine when it came to style culture.