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Take a virtual tour of Brilliant Exiles now at the National Portrait Gallery and discover the creative genius of American women. During the early twentieth century, Paris was the destination of choice for talented and independent American women artists who were determined to move beyond the limitations that restricted them at home. Their backgrounds were varied, from heiress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney to African-American Lois Mailou Jones to Washington, D.C.’s own Alice Pike Barney and her talented daughters, plus many others to be highlighted in the class.
