Cranes soar above a worksite as construction continues on The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture which will open in 2015, in Washington, DC Tuesday, May 28, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)
MARILYN MONROE by Boris Chaliapin Gouache and watercolor with graphite pencil on illustration board 1956 Sight (Verified): 51.4 x 38.1 cm (20 1/4 x 15") Mat (Verified): 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22") Frame (Verified): 74.6 x 59.1 x 3.2 cm (29 3/8 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/4") Estate of Marilyn Monroe, c/o CMG Worldwide, Inc. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time Magazine NPG.88.TC144
JACQUELINE KENNEDY by Boris Chaliapin Gouache, watercolor and pencil on board 1960-61 Sight: 44.5 x 31.1 cm (17 1/2 x 12 1/4") Mat (Verified): 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22") National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine NPG.78.TC498
JULIA CHILD by Boris Chaliapin Tempera on board 1966 Image (Verified): 34.3 x 24.8cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/4") National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time Magazine NPG.78.TC303
ALTHEA GIBSON by Boris Chaliapin Watercolor and pencil on board 1957 Sight: 62.3 x 46.3 cm (24 1/2 x 18 1/4") Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22") National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time Magazine NPG.78.TC406
**FILE** In this undated photo released by the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building is seen in Washington. (Associated Press/Smithsonian Institution)
**FILE** In this undated photo released by the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building is seen in Washington. (Associated Press/Smithsonian Institution)
Nam June Paik, "Untitled (Robot)" [PaikBot], 1992, single-channel video in robot-shaped assemblage of televisions, radio- and stereo-system parts, and metal hardware, with additions in paint; color, silent, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from the Nam June Paik Estate, © Nam June Paik Estate
Nam June Paik, "Megatron/Matrix", 1995, eight- channel video installation with custom electronics; color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth, Nelson C. White, and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
