Exhibitions
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In Memoriam: Maya AngelouMay 29, 2014 – June 12, 2014Portrait Gallery
See a portrait of writer, poet, and activist Maya Angelou (1928-1914) by painter Ross Rossin.
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One Life: Amelia EarhartJune 29, 2012 – May 27, 2013Portrait Gallery
Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women's rights.
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A Will of Their Own: Judith Sargent Murray and Women of Achievement in the Early RepublicApril 20, 2012 – September 2, 2013Portrait Gallery
Learn about the achievements of women in the late 18th century and see portraits of eight prominent American women of the period.
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Juliette Gordon Low and the 100th Anniversary of Girl ScoutsJanuary 13, 2012 – January 6, 2013Portrait Gallery
Celebrate the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912. The Girl Scouts has grown from 18 members in 1912 to 3.3 million today.
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Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five StoriesOctober 14, 2011 – January 22, 2012Portrait Gallery
More than 50 artifacts and 100 works of art reveal Gertrude Stein in her many roles.
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One Life: Katharine GrahamOctober 1, 2010 – May 30, 2011Portrait Gallery
The exhibition narrates key moments in the Washington Post publisher's extraordinary life during extraordinary times.
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Read My Pins: The Madeline Albright CollectionJune 18, 2010 – October 17, 2010Smithsonian Castle
See pins from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's collection, highlighting her use of jewelry as a tool of diplomacy and capturing her wit.
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Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century PhotographsOctober 10, 2008 – February 1, 2009Portrait Gallery
Women of Our Time is a photographic celebration of 91 women who have challenged and changed America.
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Portraits of Sandra Day O'ConnorMarch 30, 2007 – October 8, 2007Portrait Gallery
The exhibition examines how a group of artists, The Painting Group, interprets the same subject—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor—at the same time.
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Josephine Baker: Image and IconNovember 24, 2006 – March 18, 2007Portrait Gallery
The exhibition celebrates Baker’s life during the 100th anniversary year of her birth.
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Conversation Among Blues WomenNovember 13, 2005 – April 2, 2006Anacostia Community Museum
Visit an installation that mixes masks, textiles, found objects, lighting, and sound to give voice to and document the experiences of a wide-ranging group of African American women.
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Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church HatsDecember 12, 2003 – April 25, 2004Anacostia Community Museum
Explore a tradition among African American women of wearing church hats. Get to know the “Hat Queens” and admire their collection of “crowns,” from the simple to the simply out-of-this world.
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Resonant Forms: Contemporary African American Women SculptorsApril 13, 1998 – September 30, 1998Anacostia Community Museum
See sculpture and installation art by 8 women artists that explores black women's representation and experiences.
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Marilyn Monroe in Korea: Newly Discovered Photographs by David GearyApril 1, 1998 – January 30, 1999Portrait Gallery
David Geary, a navy medic, created several memorable portraits of the Hollywood star when she entertained the troops in Korea in 1954.
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Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and PlacesSeptember 26, 1997 – January 25, 1998Portrait Gallery
Some 100 paintings, miniatures, manuscripts, and memorabilia evoke the life and milieu of novelist Edith Wharton.
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With Pen and Graver: Women Graphic Artists Before 1900February 24, 1995 – January 28, 1996American History Museum
The changing role of women in the 19th and early 20th century is examined through prints, photographs of women printmakers, copperplates, books, and tools.
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Gathered Visions: Selected Works by African American WomenNovember 18, 1990 – April 28, 1991Anacostia Community Museum
This exhibition gathers works by a diverse group of African American women artists based in metropolitan Washington, DC.
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Black Women: Achievements Against the OddsOctober 21, 1984 – June 30, 1985Anacostia Community Museum
Learn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Artist and Patron (1875-1942)July 8, 1983 – November 27, 1983Portrait Gallery
See a small exhibition that includes photographs, papers, letters and personal notebooks documenting the art patron's support of American artists— support which culminated in the creation of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet"January 24, 1982 – September 30, 1982Anacostia Community Museum
In commemoration of the centennial of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth (1882), learn more about the contributions of world-renowned educator Mary McLeod Bethune to FDR’s New Deal administration.
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