For centuries, portraits and busts were reserved for capturing images of the elite, leaving a distorted historical record largely limited to “the wealthy, the pale and the male,” said Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
The museum, like many across the country, is working to rectify those omissions. But it is not merely trying to diversify the faces in the portraits and statues that line its galleries. The museum, like many across the country, is working to rectify those omissions. But it is not merely trying to diversify the faces in the portraits and statues that line its galleries. The museum is turning to performance to enhance its collection, staging a series of events that aim to animate such diverse subjects as immigration, racial identity and Black Women’s labor.
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