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Director of National Portrait Gallery resigns after Trump’s effort to fire her • June 13, 2025, 11:02 AM ET (The Guardian)
Smithsonian board to keep institution 'free from political or partisan influence' • June 10, 2025, 12:15 AM ET (NPR)
President Trump said he fired a Smithsonian museum director. Can he do that? • June 9, 2025, 3:02 AM ET (NPR)
Trump Said He Fired the National Portrait Gallery Director. She’s Still There. • June 5, 2025, 11:35 AM ET (Bloomberg)
Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director, citing DEI support • May 31, 2025, 10:14 AM ET (Reuters)

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Date 1921 - present
Areas Of Involvement portraiture

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Kehinde Wiley: Portrait of Barack Obama
Sarah Winnemucca
Sojourner Truth
Tommy Lasorda
Frances Folsom Cleveland
John Tyler
map of the National Mall, Washington, D.C.
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