This summer I went to visit my daughter Rebekah and her family in Virginia. I was particularly excited to spend time with my 10 year old granddaughter, Vivian. The first day we went museum hopping in Washington, DC. We spent time seeing selections from the National Portrait Gallery, the National Gallery of Art and The National Archives. Vivian was a trooper, walking over 9 1/2 miles that day with nary a peep. Bribing her with Boba Tea at the end helped.
The first four shown here are from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery called ‘BRAVO!” which highlighted people in the entertainment industry over the decades. I was particularly taken by these paintings of women and their stories of overcoming strong obstacles to achieve their goals. The fifth, ‘Amarilla’, was elsewhere in the museum but I really liked it so I included it.
Harriet Hosmer by Sir William Boxall
Harriet Hosmer – close up
Harriet Hosmer – Biography
Juliana Westray Wood by Rembrandt Peale
Juliana Westray Wood, close up
Juliana Westray Wood – Biography
Lotte Lenya by Saul Bolasni
Lotte Lenya – Biography
Judith Martin by Victor Edelstein
Judith Martin, close up
Judith Martin – Biography
Amarilla by Joseph A. Fleck
Amarilla, close up
