WASHINGTON (AP) — When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far as ...

In an art exhibition that covers the years 1945 to 1975, you’d expect to see a lot of canvases that either look like they’ve been spilled on (Jackson Pollock) or dipped in giant buckets of paint ...