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Article: "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture" Opens at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery May 9.
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- April 22, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- The National Portrait Gallery is pleased to present "Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture." This exhibition explores how posters function as portraiture and interweaves the histories of poster aesthetics, celebrity promotion and advertising. Featuring 60 posters that range from John Wilkes Booth on a "Wanted" poster to a life-size stand-up of Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Ballyhoo!" will be on view at the National Portrait Gallery through Feb. 8, 2009.
"'Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture' demonstrates how famous faces draw attention to the verbal message of ...