Americans in Paris, 1860–1900 is debuting this month at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The exhibit consists of paintings by American artists that were made and displayed in Paris — including works by James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, and Mary Cassatt — portraits of Americans in Paris painted by American artists, and images of the city by Childe Hassam and Henry Ossawa Tanner. Highlights include Sargent’s
Madame X and the famed
Whistler’s Mother. June 25 to September 24;
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Washington, D.C.Look for the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum on July 1, since both Smithsonian institutions are housed in the same historic building. The former will have all of the presidential portraits back on permanent display, including the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, while the latter will have exhibits featuring photographer William Wegman (July 7 to September 24) and artist William H. Johnson (July 1 to January 7, 2007).
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