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Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, the Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, presents her research and insights from curating “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States.” The presentation is followed by a Q & A moderated by Portrait Gallery Acting Senior Historian, Kate Clarke Lemay.
This program is part of the Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture Conversation Series and is hosted by PORTAL, the Portrait Gallery's Scholarly Center.
We are grateful for the generosity of the following donors whose support has made “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States” possible:
Robert and Arlene Kogod, Morgan Stanley, Jonathan and Nancy Lee Kemper, Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation by Lola C. Reinsch, John H. Simpson Charitable Trust, Terra Foundation for America Art, Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter, The Honorable Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn, Ronnyjane Goldsmith, Michael and Catherine Podell, Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Reaves, Lynda Thomas, Susan and David McCombs.
This exhibition received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, the Class of 1940 Bicentennial Term Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, presents her research and insights from curating “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States.” The presentation is followed by a Q & A moderated by Portrait Gallery Acting Senior Historian, Kate Clarke Lemay.
This program is part of the Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture Conversation Series and is hosted by PORTAL, the Portrait Gallery's Scholarly Center.
We are grateful for the generosity of the following donors whose support has made “Every Eye Is Upon Me: First Ladies of the United States” possible:
Robert and Arlene Kogod, Morgan Stanley, Jonathan and Nancy Lee Kemper, Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation by Lola C. Reinsch, John H. Simpson Charitable Trust, Terra Foundation for America Art, Dr. Paul and Mrs. Rose Carter, The Honorable Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn, Ronnyjane Goldsmith, Michael and Catherine Podell, Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel Reaves, Lynda Thomas, Susan and David McCombs.
This exhibition received support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative.
