PORTRAITS

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Visual Arts #108

Art, biography, history and identity collide in this podcast from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Join Director Kim Sajet as she chats with artists, historians, and thought leaders about the big and small ways that portraits shape our world.

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Recent Reviews
  • MichaelCA1
    Love this show!
    Keep up the good work!
  • Rp1049
    More than a face pic
    This podcast is a fun and insightful way to explore portraits, artists and the world that inspires them. Kim provides cheerful and inquisitive narration with expert commentary. It’s amazing to get to go behind the faces of some of the most iconic portraits, and into the heads of the artists that made them. Cheers!
  • BleuSkies24
    Portraits are important!
    Whether painted, sculpted, illustrated, sketched or photographed, portraits not only reveal what a person looks like … they also capture the essence of a person, what they stand for. Portraits have the power to influence perception of individuals and groups of people. This podcast is an easy, insightful, enlightening, educational and entertaining listen. It is brief and gets to the point. The hostess is pleasant and guides the interview well. Looking forward to more shows about portraits!
  • Merrimac97
    Fascinating!
    Love the stories that go with the portraits. The hosts voice is so easy to listen to!
  • joshtmeadows
    Fantastic!
    A fantastic podcast from an inspirational host and organization. Definitely worth a listen!
  • JPUphl
    Another great episode
    Thanks Kim for another great episode. Looking forward to the exhibition. Look forward to the new season!
  • Broken heart ranch
    So biased!! 🤮
    This could have been good but it’s all from a far LEFT spectrum. Too bad!!
  • margofaz
    Interesting and well done
    Wonderful topics, interesting guests and hosts and an all around great podcast.
  • Happyhamster66
    Great podcast
    I really love this podcast - interesting, fun, great guests and great presenter
  • docentjt
    Always interesting
    My favorite podcast, with a lively and engaging host and fascinating stories and fact in each episode.
  • westover08
    One of my favorites.
    I always look forward to this podcast! Educational, interesting, fun, & well made. I recommend it to everyone!
  • JennRoth
    Level playing field for blind
    Love everything about this. Smart, interesting, accessible. Delightful host and guests. Lets me see with my imagination what my eyes cannot . Thanks so much!
  • driven2review
    So good
    Love the ep about the JFK portrait
  • rjstak
    This podcast makes me feel smart
    I’m always learning something new from Portraits! Since we can’t visit the Gallery right now, (pandemic times) I am so happy to be able to hear about all of the amazing portraits that are patiently waiting for us to heal so we can return and witness their beauty and uniqueness in real life.
  • Dr. J Bone
    great new series from the smithsonian!
    I just listened to the first epsode and I'll definitely be back for more.
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