E. Warren Perry, Jr.

New Video: Walt Whitman and the Patent Office Building

See the newest video from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, produced by Warren Perry and Ben Bloom, and directed by Kenneth Chadwick. The film features Warren Perry, NPG Historian David Ward, and NPG Director of Public Programs Jewell Robinson. "Walt Whitman and the Patent Office Building" focuses on the role of the former Patent Office Building, now the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, as a hospital for wounded soldiers in the Civil War. It also chronicles the experiences of poet Walt Whitman, who volunteered as a nurse to those wounded Civil War soldiers in that historic building. This video is part of the NPG's ongoing commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

View the video above or click here to go directly to the video on the NPG's Youtube channel.

Lecture and Book Signing at Northern Virginia Community College for Echoes of Elvis

Tuesday, April 3 at 12:30 pm. Warren Perry, editor of Echoes of Elvis: The Cultural Legacy of Elvis Presley (Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2012) and curator of the NPG exhibition of the same name, gave a lecture and signed copies of the publication at the Lyceum of the Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus. The lecture was filmed by NOVA staff and will be made available on the college website at a later date. Thank you to Dr. Terry Alford for the invitation to speak and for arranging the event.

Click here for the event announcement.

New video - 1862: The Rise of Ulysses S. Grant

Warren Perry and Ben Bloom's latest National Portrait Gallery video has been posted on the NPG's YouTube Channel. The Rise of Ulysses S. Grant was filmed in the galleries at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC and on location at Forts Henry and Donelson in northwest Tennessee. This video is a continuation of the Smithsonian and NPG's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

 

 Click here to go directly to the NPG YouTube Channel.

New video: Interview with Artist Rossin about his Portrait of Andrew Young

NPG recently posted a video featuring Warren Perry interviewing the artist Rossin, who discussed his portrait of civil rights leader Andrew Young. The interview was conducted at the National Portrait Gallery in April 2011. The portrait is currently on view as part of the National Portrait Gallery's The Struggle for Justice exhibition.

 

View the video above or click here to go directly to the NPG YouTube Channel.

 

Also, don't miss Warren's two most recent NPG blog articles:

The Death of John James Audubon: January 27, 1851

and

Portrait of Fred Korematsu Unveiled, February 2, 2012

 

Author Talk and Book Signing for Echoes of Elvis with Warren Perry

Please join us this Saturday, January 14 at 2:00 pm at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery for an author talk and book signing for Echoes of Elvis: The Cultural Legacy of Elvis Presley. The event will take place on the third floor Mezzanine, near the entrance to the Bravo! exhibition.

Click here for the NPG event page.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase in the bookstore.

The Portrait Gallery is located at 8th and G Streets, NW in Washington, DC.