WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America
A NATIONAL MUSEUM EXHIBITION AND BOOK FROM
INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED ARTIST MARY WHYTE
Fifty Large-Scale Watercolor Portraits of Veterans of All Ages and All Walks of Life - One From Each State
Seven years in the making,
WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America opened at The City Gallery in Charleston, SC, October 27 - December 22, 2019, with a
Weekend Gala Celebration.
Watch video from the Patriot Brunch, aboard the USS Yorktown, honoring the veteran models.
CURRENT MUSEUM LOCATION and EXHIBITION DATES:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas, May 23, 2025 -
EXHIBITION DATES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED! Now on view through March 22, 2026
NEXT MUSEUM LOCATION and EXHIBITION DATES:
Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 7, 2026 - August, 2026
PREVIOUS EXHIBITION LOCATIONS:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Museum & Boyhood Home, Abilene, Kansas, May 23, 2025 - Exteded through March 22, 2026
Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville,Georgia, July 6, 2024 - November 17, 2024
National Museum of the United States Army, March 18, 2023 - July 14, 2023
National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Virginia, November 29, 2021 - Extended through January 22, 2023
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama, June 27, 2021 – September 26, 2021
National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Columbus, Ohio, September 18, 2020 - Extended through April 11, 2021
The City Gallery, Charleston, South Carolina - October 27 - December 22, 2019
Information about the book & how to order an autographed copy.
In 2010, internationally renowned artist Mary Whyte set out on an inspirational seven-year mission to paint fifty large scale watercolor portraits of current day American veterans. WE THE PEOPLE: Portraits of Veterans in America is Whyte's remarkable series depicting military veterans of all ages and in all walks of life. Images including a Missouri dairy farmer, Rhode Island lobsterman, Pennsylvania science teacher, South Carolina single mother, and 46 other moving portraits will be showcased together-culminating in a timeless portrait.
"Mary Whyte's WE THE PEOPLE is a moving and important tribute to our nation's greatest patriots - the men and women who served our country with courage, selflessness and honor." Major General James E. Livingston, Medal of Honor
"Why Honoring Our Veterans Matters" In the words of a national hero, Major General James E. Livingston, Medal of Honor
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