Faces and fashions from a defining period in American art are frozen in time at a new exhibition of portraits and figurative paintings from the collection of one of the oldest and most prestigious art organizations in the country. Seeing People: Paintings from the National Academy of Design features more than 40 works by American artists from the Academy’s collection, dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries. Founded in New York in 1825 to promote American art through exhibitions and education, the National Academy of Design continues its mission to serve as a link between the art of the 19th century and that of the 21st century.
Featured artists in the exhibition include John Singer Sargent, Reginald Marsh, Cecilia Beaux, Louis Comfort Tiffany and four members of the talented Wyeth family, as well as celebrated 19th century portraitists Thomas Hicks and Charles Loring Elliott. The exhibition is organized thematically, exploring subjects from everyday life, such as labor, leisure, patriotism and the family. | 
