A new exhibition at the New Bedford Whaling Museum explores early photography, providing a window into the lives of those who ...

The National Portrait Gallery has acquired an image of Dolley Madison that's believed to be the first photograph of a first lady. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has acquired the first ...

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, has acquired the ...

Every day, by the hundreds, people raise their phones to photograph the Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and the Presbytère. But there is a first time for everything. It was 185 years ago that the first ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announced today that it has acquired the earliest known photograph of a U.S. First Lady for its permanent collection. Likely dating from 1846, the recently ...