Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet resigns
President Trump got his way Friday, just not on his terms. Two weeks after Trump said he fired the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery director, Kim…
Trump fires Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Chief Kim Sajet
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is firing Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, for being “a highly partisan…
Canadian who stole iconic Winston Churchill portrait sentenced
Ottawa Police members pose for a photo in Rome, Italy, in September of 2024 during a ceremony marking the repatriation of The Roaring Lion portrait…
‘April’ review: Riveting portrait of obstetrician at risk
In writer-director Déa Kulumbegashvili’s disquieting second feature, a strange creature is on the loose. We glimpse it in the first moments of “April” — this…
Photos: Speakers and authors at the 2025 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
As the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicked off Saturday across the sprawling campus at USC, the event once again became a magnet for…
Don Bachardy portraits at the Huntington: profoundly moving
At some point in the mid-1960s, artist Don Bachardy began to make a regular practice of having the sitter for a portrait-drawing sign and date…
Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack in Gaza last year.The solemn portrait of a nine-year-old Palestinian…
Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House
WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday hung a painting of President Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the…
Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance, protective detail pulled
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and has ordered the…
Decoding Melania Trump’s new official portrait
Regine Mahaux / The White HouseMrs Trump's official portrait was released on MondayUS First Lady Melania Trump's new official portrait has been released. Shot in…
Disneyland’s original Haunted Mansion returns this week
When Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion reopens Saturday in its classic, non-holiday form it will essentially mark the completion of a nearly yearlong refurbishment project, one that…
Vandal Slashes Reagan Portrait in State Capitol
SACRAMENTO — The portrait of Ronald Reagan hanging in the Capitol halls with those of other former California governors was slashed by a vandal, requiring its…
Half-life, half-house: Portrait of a Palestinian family after Israeli raids | Israel-Palestine conflict
Tulkarem, occupied West Bank – In the heart of the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem refugee camp, in the Hammam neighbourhood that is a frequent target…