More Than a Pretty Face: The Power of Portraits
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts 314 S Park St, Kalamazoo, MIPortraiture as an art form has been in existence for at least five millennia. A portrait conveys not only its subject’s physical characteristics, but may also reveal key aspects of an individual’s personal psychology, as well as unique insights into disparate social, cultural, and political histories. The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution outlines…