Graphic representations, especially of the face, of real persons, usually posed, living or dead. Pictures whose purpose is the portrayal of an individual or several people, not pictures that merely include people as part of an event or scene.
Broader Terms
Pictures (15435)
Narrower Terms
Group portraits (152),
Self-portraits (80),
Portrait photographs (3653),
Portrait paintings (15),
Portrait drawings (5)
Related Terms
Caricatures (19),
Family trees (5),
Posing (91),
Silhouettes (235)
This record is part of the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials I: Subject Terms (TGM) compiled by the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. more>