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J. Carter Brown hired Powell as a curator in 1976, and the two remained close when Powell became director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1980 and then returned to the Gallery as Brown’s successor in 1992. Photograph by Rex Stuckey.

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At a Gallery exhibition of the Meyerhoff Collection in 1996, Jane Meyerhoff was flanked (from left) by Jasper Johns, Robert Raushenberg, Frank Stella, Earl A. Powell III , Roy Lichtenstein, curator Mark Rosenthal (obscured), Robert Meyerhoff, and Ellsworth Kelly.

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Earl A. Powell III and Mark Leithauser view the model of the Sculpture Galleries, c. 2000.

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Actor Robert Redford with Gallery curator Earl A. Powell III (left) at Treasures of Tutankhamun (November 17, 1976 – March 15, 1977). National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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National Gallery Sculpture Garden ground-breaking ceremony, June 12, 1997. Left to right: Laurie D. Olin, landscape architect, Olin Partnership; Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art; Robert H. Smith, president, Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art; Calvin Cafritz, president and chairman, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Robert Douma, vice-president, operations, Chas. H. Tompkins Company. National Gallery of Art, Gallery Archives.

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Collectors Committee black tie dinner, 2013. Photograph by Khui Bui.

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Press breakfast and tour for the new Masterpieces of American Furniture from the Kaufman Collection, 1700–1830 installation, 2012.

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National Gallery of Art Director Earl A. Powell III

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In the new Tower 1 of the East Building. (from left) Mary Kay Lanzillotta (Partner, Hartman-Cox Architects), Perry Y. Chin (Architect), Earl A. Powell III (Director, National Gallery of Art), Susan Wertheim (Deputy Administrator for Capital Projects and Chief Architect, National Gallery of Art), and David Hahner (Vice President, Whiting-Turner).

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Core team for the East Building renovation and expansion (from left) Mary Kay Lanzillotta (Partner, Hartman-Cox Architects), David Hahner (Vice President, Whiting-Turner), Susan Wertheim (Deputy Administrator for Capital Projects and Chief Architect, National Gallery of Art), Perry Y. Chin (Architect), Earl A. Powell III (Director, National Gallery of Art), Darrell Willson (Administrator, National Gallery of Art), and Harry Cooper (Senior Curator of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art).

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With the model for the East Building renovation and expansion. (from left) Harry Cooper (Senior Curator of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art), Perry Y. Chin (Architect), Earl A. Powell III (Director, National Gallery of Art), and Susan Wertheim (Deputy Administrator for Capital Projects and Chief Architect, National Gallery of Art).

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National Gallery of Art Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary of Director Earl A. Powell III; 2019 Retirement Announced

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