PORTAL

PORTAL promotes the study of American portraiture and visual biography. Increasingly interdisciplinary, the field of American portraiture nevertheless remains underdeveloped in the United States. We especially seek to support analyses of its production, uses, and cultural meanings within global contexts.

PORTAL fosters engagement with portraiture through the coordination of discussions, new research, and scholarly publications on portraiture in all mediums and within various social and cultural contexts. It's symposia, fellowships, meetings, and research situate American portraiture and visual biography within larger social, historical, economic, and political frameworks.