The National Gallery of Art (link) has two buildings and the Sculpture Garden. I only visited the West Building and barely scratched the surface. An hour-and-a-half one afternoon (after the Air and Space Museum) and two hours on our last day in town – – three-and-a-half hours total – – just wasn’t enough. (This does not include the National Portrait Gallery, which I have yet to set foot in.)
Just a few shots . . .
Yes, I am fascinated by this lady.
So many pieces just took my breath away, and yes, I’ll admit to getting choked up when seeing a “real-life” Monet for the first time.
And this self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh? I stood in front of it for the longest time and just stared. And yes, I cried. Beautiful.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW .. oh did I mention … WOW
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Thank you.
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Just beautiful shots…I loved the “feel” of this post….
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Thanks so much!
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Lovely work. I had the same reaction the first time I saw the Degas.
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You should have seen me at MoMA. I’ll get to that soon!
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You’d like the Portrait Gallery, I think, mainly because it shares space with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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So beautiful dear Carissa, fascinated me. Thanks and Love, nia
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Thank you, Nia!
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Thank you, Carissa. I love the photographs. Van Gough effects me the same way, but you showed so many others that are wonderful too. So glad you went.
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I’m glad you like these. It was an amazing place but too short a time there.
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Great!! One of my favorite places, too. My partner is an art historian, so we have the opportunity to go there fairly often.
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Lucky you!
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