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National Portrait Gallery announces curator tour of One Life. Amelia Earhart exhibition

THe Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces a curator tour of One Life. Amelia Earhart exhibition with Wendy Wick Reaves, interim director, National Portrait Gallery and Frank H. Goodyear III, associate curator of photographs, National Portrait Gallery, on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 – 9:30am – 11:30am.

melia Earhart is best known for her feats as a pilot, but she was also a bold champion for gender equality. Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Earhart’s disappearance, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will recognize her life and remarkable career with a special focus on her commitment to women’s rights and women in aviation. Earhart’s biography will be told through portraits, a selection of books and essays she wrote, a compelling audio and video kiosk, which includes first-hand footage of her 1932 flight, and other objects that tell more about her experiences—her pilot’s license and leather flying helmet. The one-room exhibition will be on view June 29 through May 27, 2013.

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