Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey, Ph.D., is the director of history, restorative history and research at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. He has authored numerous publications on topics ranging from the Revolutionary War service of enslaved men to contemporary presidential policies.

Gilbert Stuart painted the famous Lansdowne portrait of George Washington. 

Before Andy Warhol Set His Eyes on Marilyn and Prince, There Was Gilbert Stuart and George Washington

Two court cases over 200 years apart reflect what happens when commercial and artistic interests meet

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