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Portraits From the Museum Collection - Public Reception

05:00 PM, March 7, 2025 | Wichita-Sedgwick Co. Historical Museum

The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person – a portrait - is present throughout history. Portraits are created for many reasons: from sentimental to celebratory, for public or private viewing, as memorials, and as icons. Until the introduction of photography in the 1840s, portraits were rendered by artists in both two and three-dimensional mediums such as paintings and sculptures. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum’s collection includes a variety of portraits, most of which depict local people. In this exhibition, we learn of portraiture and the people portrayed.

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    Free

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    March 7, 2025

  • > 2025-03-07 2025-03-07 19:00:00 Portraits From the Museum Collection - Public Reception <p>The urge to create or possess a visual representation of a specific person &#8211; a portrait - is present throughout history. Portraits are created for many reasons: from sentimental to celebratory, for public or private viewing, as memorials, and as icons. Until the introduction of photography in the 1840s, portraits were rendered by artists in both two and three-dimensional mediums such as paintings and sculptures. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum’s collection includes a variety of portraits, most of which depict local people. In this exhibition, we learn of portraiture and the people portrayed.</p> 204 South Main Street Wichita, KS America/Chicago
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