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National Portrait Gallery (United States)

The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in 1962 and opened in 1968, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Its collections focus on images of American artists, politicians, scientists, inventors, activists, and performers who have contributed to the nation's history, development, and culture. Along with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the museum is ho…

building

built

1962

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

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museum gallery house office Museum

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National Portrait Gallery (United States) gallery

National Portrait Gallery (United States) image

Art museum in Washington, DC

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Norman Foster

Born 1935 · London, England, United Kingdom

Role: lead architect

Primary contributor

Norman Robert Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, is an English architect. Closely associated with the development of high-tech architecture, Lord Foster is recognised as a key figure in British modernist architecture. His firm, Foster + Partners, first founded in 1967 as Foster Associates, is the largest in the Unit…

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Foster + Partners

practice · London, England, United Kingdom

Role: designer

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