portrait
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The portrait was unsettling, a little too familiar.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
In “A Moment in the Sun,” Shane White has created a remarkable portrait of black life in Manhattan that reveals the possibilities and limits of freedom during the 50 years preceding the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The scene comes towards the end of Don't Look Back In Anger, a sentimental and affectionate portrait of the band's comeback tour in 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mao's face is printed on banknotes, his portrait overlooks Tiananmen Square, and his body is preserved in a mausoleum.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
In the frenzy, a prized portrait of George Washington was also taken from the White House.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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He tells me he is now spurred by the desire to assemble an archive specifically dedicated to the people — portraits of family and friends — who feel like home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The two brothers' coffins, draped in the Iran-backed group's yellow flag, portraits of them in camouflage fatigues fixed to the front, led the procession through the village battered by repeated conflict over nearly three years.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The exhibition explores the connection between sight and sound through scenes of New York City alongside portraits of jazz musicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
But portraits dominate, including Jacques-Louis David’s affectionate image of his young son, c.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I look around for my brother, hoping for some cover, but then I remember that Roli got his fancy senior portraits taken in July at a nice air-conditioned studio at the mall.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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