by Marion Oettinger Jr., Fatima Bercht, Miguel A. Bretos, Carolyn Kinder Carr et al. October 2004; 304 pages; cloth, $65.00

The tradition of portraiture in Latin America is astonishingly long and rich. For over 2,000 years, portraits have been used to preserve the memory of the deceased, bolster the social standing of the aristocracy, mark the deeds of the mighty, advance the careers of politicians, record rites of passage, and mock symbols of the status quo. This beautiful and wide-ranging book--the first to explore the tradition of portraiture in Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present day--features some 200 works from fifteen countries.

9 3/4 x 12 in.; 200 color and 12 black and white illustrations
ISBN: 0-300-10627-0

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by Carrie Rebora Barratt and Ellen G. Miles, October 2004; 338 pages; hardcover, $65.00

The most successful and resourceful portraitist of America’s early national period, Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) possessed enormous natural talent, bringing his witty and irascible manner to bear on each of his works. This handsome book highlights Stuart’s achievements by presenting more than ninety portraits of exceptional quality, ranging from the early works he produced in Newport, Rhode Island, to those he executed just before his death in Boston.

9 x 12 in.; 286 illustrations (110 in color)
ISBN: 0-300-10495-2

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by Frederick S. Voss, with a preface by Cokie Roberts, 2002; 176 pages; hardcover, $35

Women of Our Time is a glorious photographic celebration of seventy-five of the most creative, humane, controversial, witty, brave, beautiful, and inspirational women of the twentieth century. These revealing portraits, by an array of distinguished photographers, show women who have reached the summit of achievement in politics, business, art, sports, performance, music, humanitarianism, and science.

10 x 11 in.; 79 duotone and 6 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-85894-169-5

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by William F. Stapp, with essays by Pete Hamill and Milton Esterow, 2002; 184 pages; hardcover, $39.95

ARTnews, the oldest art magazine in America and the most widely circulated art magazine in the world, celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary in 2002. Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs commemorates this milestone event, presenting one hundred of the best photographic portraits commissioned by and reproduced in the magazine since its origin. These fascinating photographs chronicle the history of the magazine and present a "who’s who" of people who have shaped the art world over the last century.

8 1/2 x 12 in.; 90 duotone and 28 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-300-09752-2

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by Richard Brookhiser, Margaret C. S. Christman, and Ellen G. Miles, 2002; 104 pages; hardcover, $28.95; softcover, $14.95

George Washington: A National Treasure celebrates our nation's permanent acquisition of Gilbert Stuart's magnificent "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington. Commissioned for the Marquis of Lansdowne, a British supporter of American independence, the painting shows Washington in the last year of his presidency, 1796. Here is a George Washington for the ages, resolute in the face of the multiple crises of our nation's beginnings; grand in the tradition not of a king but of democracy's representative; civilian rather than military in his authority; and above all, the embodiment of a nation both stable and free.

7 1/2 x 12 in.; 5 black-and-white and 14 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-295-98236-5 (cloth); 0-295-98237-3 (paper)

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by Wendy Wick Reaves et al., 2002; 256 pages; hardcover, $60

Fifty graphic masterpieces representing the American artistic tradition from 1880 to the present day are showcased in Eye Contact. Reproduced as full-page color images, they range from portraits of Theodore Roosevelt by Charles Dana Gibson and W. C. Fields by Thomas Hart Benton to Robert F. Kennedy by Roy Lichtensetin, and self-portraits by artists Mary Cassatt, Edward Hopper, Joseph Stella, and Jacob Lawrence. Among the other subjects of portraits are Alice B. Toklas, Paul Robeson, Igor Stravinsky, and James Baldwin. Essays discuss the changing nature of portrait drawing in the twentieth century and the intellectual developments that influenced artists' conceptualization of the figure.

9 x 12 in.; 66 black-and-white and 55 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-295-98267-5

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by Carolyn Kinder Carr and Ellen G. Miles, 2001; 216 pages; hardcover, $60; softcover, $30

Portraiture is a unique genre that is common ground for both American art history and history. Offering seventy-six wide-ranging examples from the National Portrait Gallery's incomparable collection, A Brush with History showcases the American portrait tradition from the country's beginnings to the present.

9 x 12 in.; 29 black-and-white and 82 color illustrations
ISBN: 1-58465-079-6 (cloth); 1-58465-080-X (paper)

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by Francis Paul Prucha, 2001; 40 pages; softcover, $3.95

In 2000, Betty and Lloyd Shermer presented a landmark gift of Indian peace medals to the National Portrait Gallery. These medals, produced in silver by the U.S. government for presentation to Indian chiefs and warriors, are a fascinating part of American history, delineating not only the country’s relationships with Indian tribes, but also representing an important segment of the history of American portraiture.

8 x 11 in.; 31 color illustrations

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by Frederick S. Voss, 2000; 144 pages; hardcover, $34.95

One of the most visited galleries of the National Portrait Gallery is the Hall of Presidents, the collection of portraits of American's elected leaders. More than a visual record of the holders of power, these images evoke the careers and legacies of the men they portray.

9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.; 8 black-and-white and 65 color illustrations
ISBN: 0-8478-2298-2

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