<p>Meet the Black Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America from 1700-present. Use this collection to celebrate Black History Month and embrace Black voices in your classroom year-round! </p> <p>This collection mirrors parts rather than the whole of African American history and culture. It also reflects the history of portraiture in the United States, we recognize that who is represented and how one is represented reflects the country's flaws as well as it's strengths<br></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Explore portraiture through storytelling and creative writing! Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery is a space where writers can create, connect, and draw inspiration from the museums collection.  We recommend you spend some time reading your chosen portrait before writing. New to reading portraiture? Learn about interpreting portraiture through the elements of portrayal in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xU8wC7sQl8&list=PLoiUVJmnCbmCsHkQlMj1Lr4YOfEh27OML&index=6">this video</a>. </p> <p>This Learning Lab collection features writing prompts created by literary host, Willona Sloan. Discover new portraits through writing by joining us virtually every Tuesday from 5:00pm-6:00pm EST for Writing Hour with the National Portrait Gallery. Register <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-writing-hour-with-the-national-portrait-gallery-tickets-99411309904">here</a>.</p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p>

<p>Meet the women who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate Women's History Month and embrace women's voices in the classroom year round.<br></p> <p>The women in this collection are organized into the sub-themes of Activism, Art & Design, Community, Education, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Science & Innovation, Sports, and Work. Many of these women fit into multiple themes. Choose a theme that interests you or choose a portrait from each category to think about to celebrate Women’s History Month.</p> <p>Learn more about American women through the <a href="https://womenshistory.si.edu/">Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative</a></p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Meet the LGBTQ+ pioneers who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate LGBTQ+Pride Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, and embrace LGBTQ+ voices in the classroom year round. This collection reflects the history of portraiture in the United States- we recognize that who is represented and how one is represented reflects the country's flaws as well as it's strengths.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>Meet the Jewish Americans who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America. Use this collection to celebrate Jewish Heritage Month and embrace Jewish voices in the classroom year round.<em> </em>This collection features some but not all portraits of Jewish American sitters found in the National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection. <em>Please note that the sitters in this collection are American citizens who are Jewish whether by culture, ethnicity, or religion. </em></p> <p>#NPGteach<br></p>

<p>Explore portraits from <em>The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today </em>at the National Portrait Gallery in this Learning Lab collection.</p> <p><em>The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today</em> presents nearly 50 portraits that were selected through an open call that garnered more than 2,600 entries from artists working across the United States and Puerto Rico. For the first time in the triennial’s history, the museum specifically asked that submissions respond “to the current political and social context,” and this resulting presentation offers perspectives on some of today’s most pressing issues.</p> <p>The selected finalists create portraits in a wide range of media—painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, time-based media art, installation, and performance—but all are keenly aware of portraiture’s potential to insist on the presence, and importance, of every human being. 2019's Outwin aims to advance the art of portraiture for future generations while encouraging visitors to empathize and locate meaningful connections.</p> <p>Every three years, the National Portrait Gallery invites both emerging and established artists working in the U.S. to submit a recent portrait to the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Around fifty works are then selected by expert jurors who, on average, review more than 2,500 entries. The competition has evolved since its inception in 2006 to include performance art and time-based media alongside painting, photography, drawing, and sculpture.</p> <p>As part of its deep commitment to supporting contemporary artists working in portraiture, the National Portrait Gallery looks to the Outwin to share the genre’s remarkable relevance and strengthen the visual representation of American history. Each iteration of the competition gauges portraiture’s progression while underscoring the potential of one person to make an impact.</p> <p>The Outwin is made possible through the Virginia Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition Endowment, established by Virginia Outwin Boochever (1920–2005), who served as a docent for the National Portrait Gallery for nearly two decades. Mrs. Boochever’s vision for the Outwin is now carried out by her children.</p> <p>Educators, to explore these portraits with your students through close looking and visible thinking routines, see the resources at the end of this collection for ideas.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights portraits of individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of what is now the United States of America between the years 1763 and 1815.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Revolution, Revolutionary War, Continental Congress, Democracy, Patriot, Declaration of Independence, Constitution</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights portraits of individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of what is now the United States of America between the years 1815 and 1860.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Expansion, Westward Expansion, War of 1812, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, Indian Removal Act, Texas Revolution, Trail of Tears, Mexican American War, Compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska Act, "Bleeding Kansas," Reform, Abolitionists, Enslavement, Anti-Slavery, Women's Suffrage, Women's Rights, Kingdom of Hawaii, Osage, Cherokee, Seminole</p>

<p>The National Portrait Gallery tells the story of the United States of America by portraying the people who shape the nation’s history, development and culture.</p> <p>This collection organizes the portraits found within student programs chronologically. Learn more about The National Portrait Gallery's <a href="https://npg.si.edu/teachers/school-groups">virtual 2021-2022 student programs </a> and explore more of the <a href="https://learninglab.si.edu/org/npg">National Portrait Gallery's Learning Lab collections</a>.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Portraits, Portraiture, Identity, Visual Arts, History, Famous Americans, Important People, Self-Portraits, Symbols, Artist, Medium, Model, Sitter, National Portrait Gallery, Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1927 and 1945.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Great Depression, New Deal, Federal Art Project, Hollywood Cinema, World War II, Incarceration of Japanese Americans, internment camps</p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1954 and 1980.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Civil Rights Movement, Segregation, Brown vs. Board of Education, McCarthyism, Space Race, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, </p>

<p>This portrait timeline spotlights individuals who shaped the history, development, and culture of the United States of America between the years 1980 and today.</p> <p>#NPGteach</p> <p>Keywords: Globalization, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s,</p>