National Portrait Gallery

Placing exhibitions developed by NPG

For some of its closure, The Museum Box supported the National Portrait Gallery’s international touring exhibition program while it was in need of more resources.

The Museum Box developed lists of 300+ institutions with whom to share NPG exhibitions, crafted core messaging, circulated exhibition proposals, managed follow-ups and reporting for NPG management in order to facilitate agreements with prospective venues.

The Museum Box conducted work on several exhibitions developed by, including Icons and Identities, The Time Is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure and Yevonde: Life and Colour

Art collector Duncan Phillips Jr. visited Sorolla at his Madrid home in 1911. Phillips asked Sorolla about his artistic philosophy and recounted him saying: “Art has nothing to do with ugliness or sadness. Light is the life of everything it tou
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American decorative artist known for his work in stained glass. The two artists met at Sorolla’s Hispanic Society Museum & Library exhibition in 1909, but it would not be until 1911, when Sorolla returned for a
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida was born in 1863 in Valencia, Spain, and had precocious talent from a young age. In his late teens, the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid began showing his paintings. In 1884, not yet 21, he exhibit
Adams’ photography is defined by its realist style, showing the wonder of America’s landscape as it appeared. Adams took photographs at many American state parks, especially in various parts of Yosemite National Park, located in central C
Ted Orland shows Adams as a working artist in the pursuit of a picture. Orland was an assistant and printer for Adams, and went on to have his own artistic career. The candid portrait showcases Adams in his creative element, surrounded by nature, his
Ansel Adams was a photographer known for his images of the American landscape. His commitment to the natural world extended beyond his photography through his work as an environmental rights activist. In “The Tetons and the Snake River,”

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