portraiture

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“Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue” spotlights the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters, which led to Nixon’s resignation two years later.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2022

Portraiture also gets loosely defined in the show — sometimes too loosely, as being anything with a figure in it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2021

There are a few recognizable names and faces among the nearly 50 portraits selected for the Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today exhibition.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2019

Portraiture and classification across institutions varied dramatically, making it difficult to share information between authorities.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2018

He carried all three portraits to the front counter and was about to stamp his embossed gold Hofacket’s Fine Portraiture seal on the lower left corner of each one when Granddaddy stopped him.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly