National Portrait Gallery
New Arrivals
January 30, 2009 – November 14, 2010
The recently acquired works displayed in this installation span more than two centuries of American history and culture. The breadth of works includes paintings of 19th-century statesman Daniel Webster by George Linen; a self-portrait by William Beckman; sketched drawings of astronauts Bob Crippen, John Young and John Glenn by Henry Casselli Jr.; and photographs of singers Enrico Caruso and Lena Horne and sportscaster Red Auerbach with Bob Cousy.
