James Barber

James Barber

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James Barber is a Curator for the National Portrait Gallery with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1998 Call-In. The year with the most videos was 2015 with two videos. Most appearances with Ian Cooke (2).

Appearances by Title:c. October 22, 1998 - Present Curator, National Portrait Gallery


Videos: 4

Recent Appearances

  • 1968 in Images

    1968 in Images

    We toured the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. to see the one-room exhibit examining the pivotal eve…

  • African-American Actor Ira Aldridge

    African-American Actor Ira Aldridge

    Jim Barber talked about the history of an oil painting of African American actor Ira Aldridge in the National Portrait Galler…

  • Pocahontas at the National Portrait Gallery

    Pocahontas at the National Portrait Gallery

    Jim Barber, National Portrait gallery historian and curator, examined one of the museum’s oil paintings titled, “Pocahontas.”…

  • Roosevelt Display

    Roosevelt Display

    James Barber discussed the Roosevelt Exhibit on Display at the Portrait Gallery. He responded to audience telephone calls, fa…

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