Friday, July 24, 2009

The National Portrait Gallery

In between arriving in Washington and attending the orientation at the Goethe-Institut, I spent a VERY quick 30 minutes at the National Portrait Gallery. Good stuff. Here is a sampling of what I saw...obviously if I paused to long to take pics, I wouldn't have been able to see as much!


George. Classic.


My boy Richard!


Tecumseh Dying.


Pocahontas, European style!


William Henry Harrison


Bust of Elie Wiesel, who survived a Nazi concentration camp. Mr. Wiesel is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the author of the very excellent Night (which, if you haven't yet read, you should read immediately).


Ah, Walter Cronkite. A tribute inside the Gallery.


The now-famous campaign ad used by President Obama during his 2008 campaign.


Excellent rendering of the Preamble to the Constitution using old license plates - one from each state! Classic!

I was going to go get pics of the monuments tonight, but am way too tired. Opting for an early bedtime tonight and an early rise. We'll see what happens!
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  1. CassJuly 26, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    I've never been to the National Portrait Gallery on my numerous junior high trips to DC. You took a lot of pictures in 30 minutes. Was the idea to click now savor later? I tell you, that Bill Harrison is a looker.

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  2. MicksterJuly 29, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    Cass, what can I say? I'm a speed racer when it comes to museums!! It was definitely time to take as many pics as possible and then move on!
    And hands off Bill...he's mine.

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