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We. Are. Native Son! So proud of my Brother @kehindewiley Such a privilege to celebrate him and his brilliant portrait of President @barackobama this weekend. You are #BlackHistory #ForTheCulture #King #Art #KehindeWiley #MyNPG #NativeSon #WorldOfWilbekin #WOW 📷 @jasonwallacestudio

I'd admired @kehindewiley over the internet for the longest time, so I was so pleased to come across 'LL Cool J' in the @smithsonianpg I have to go admire it every time I visit posted on Instagram - http://bit.ly/2MUXucq

Billy Lee: Portrait in Tar, 2016 Ona Judge: Portrait in Tar, 2016 Titus Kaphar. #smithsoniannpg #tituskaphar #mynpg #portrait #retrato #washingtondc (at National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmrPc_UgIXM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=md5hvcxzyi62

Museum happy hour with Helen Frankenthaler. #atSAAM #myNPG (at Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery)

#Repost @kadirnelson • • • @smithsoniannpg is proud to share this @kadirnelson portrait of Henrietta Lacks with the @nmaahc. The painting was a gift from the artist and the JKBN Group LLC and will be installed on May 15, 2018 on the museum’s presentation wall. The striking posthumous portrait was inspired by two surviving photographs that are now in the possession of her family. Commissioned by HBO on the occasion of the @HBO movie premiere of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball. Nelson wrote of the portrait, “I elected to paint a prideful and glowing portrait of Henrietta Lacks, who is often referred to as, ‘The Mother of Modern Medicine,’ visually juxtaposing art and science. She stands with her beautifully manicured hands crossed, covering her womb (the birthplace of the immortal cell line) while cradling her beloved Bible (a symbol of her strong faith). Her deep red dress is covered with a vibrant floral pattern that recalls images of cell structure and division.” Other symbolism includes her bright yellow hat, which functions as a halo, her pearls as a symbol of the cancer that took her life, and the repeated hexagonal wallpaper pattern, a design containing the “Flower of Life,” an ancient symbol of immortality and exponential growth. The buttons missing from her dress reference the cells that were taken from her body without her permission #myNPG #kadirnelson #henriettalacks #nmaahc

#Repost @kadirnelson with @get_repost ・・・ @smithsoniannpg is proud to share this @kadirnelson portrait of Henrietta Lacks with the @nmaahc The painting was a gift from the artist and the JKBN Group LLC and will be installed on May 15, 2018 on the museum’s presentation wall. The striking posthumous portrait was inspired by two surviving photographs that are now in the possession of her family. Commissioned by HBO on the occasion of the HBO movie premiere of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Oprah Winfrey and Alan Ball, Nelson wrote of the portrait, “I elected to paint a prideful and glowing portrait of Henrietta Lacks, who is often referred to as, ‘The Mother of Modern Medicine,’ visually juxtaposing art and science. She stands with her beautifully manicured hands crossed, covering her womb (the birthplace of the immortal cell line) while cradling her beloved Bible (a symbol of her strong faith). Her deep red dress is covered with a vibrant floral pattern that recalls images of cell structure and division.” Other symbolism includes her bright yellow hat, which functions as a halo, her pearls as a symbol of the cancer that took her life, and the repeated hexagonal wallpaper pattern, a design containing the “Flower of Life,” an ancient symbol of immortality and exponential growth. The buttons missing from her dress reference the cells that were taken from her body without her permission #myNPG #kadirnelson #henriettalacks #nmaahc

We're proud to have this portrait of Henrietta Lacks by artist @KadirNelson in our collection with @smithsoniannpg! Henrietta Lacks (1920 – 1951), whose great-great-grandmother was an enslaved person, lost her life to cervical cancer at age 31. During her treatment, doctors took cells from her body without permission and discovered they lived long lives and reproduced indefinitely in test tubes. These “immortal” HeLa cells have since contributed to over 10,000 medical patents, aiding research and benefiting patients with polio, AIDS, Parkinson’s disease and other conditions. Considering the history of medical testing on African Americans without their permission, the fate of Lacks raises questions about ethics, privacy and race. Commissioned by HBO, Nelson used visual elements to convey Lacks’ legacy. The wallpaper features the “Flower of Life,” a symbol of immortality; the flowers on her dress recall images of cell structures; and two missing buttons allude to the cells taken from her body without permission. The portrait will be on view @smithsoniannpg from May 15th to November 4th. #HiddenHerstory #APeoplesJourney #MyNPG 📸: Collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Kadir Nelson and the JKBN Group LLC. [source: @nmaahc]

Deberíamos de iniciar una colección de pinturas de grandes luchadores 🌹