A presentation by the winner of the Director's Essay PrizeAbout this Event
Founded in 2019, the Director’s Essay Prize fosters leading research in the field of visual biography and American portraiture. This year’s winner is Dr. Tiffany Barber, the Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Art History at the University of Delaware. Her essay, “Narcissister, a Truly Kinky Artist,” (Art Journal, Volume 79, Spring 2020, Issue 1) was chosen by a panel of jurors for its contributions to the interdisciplinary nature of American art, biography, history and cultural identity.
The Director’s Essay Prize complements the Portrait Gallery’s Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, a triennial juried contemporary art exhibition established in 2006 and is specifically dedicated to supporting the next wave of written scholarship on portraiture.
Event Venue
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 800 G Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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