National Portrait Gallery presents rarely seen portraits by Elaine de Kooning | Gender and art | Scoop.it

WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has organized a major retrospective “Elaine de Kooning: Portraits.” Elaine de Kooning (1918–1989) created abstract and figurative paintings and drawings in New York City during the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement following World War II. The exhibition includes 66 of her portraits; it is open March 13 through Jan. 10, 2016.

 

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