An extraordinary exhibition is coming to New York City’s Salmagundi Club this season. On view there June 12–17, Portraits of Hope will feature more than 40 likenesses painted by artists including Samuel Adoquei, Michele Anderson, Larry Bruce Bishop, Phil Boatwright, Glenda Brown, Katherine Buchanan, Marc Chatov, Ellen Cooper, Stephen Craighead, Melissa Crawford, Barbara Davis, Grace Mehan DeVito, Michael Field, Kathy Fieramosca, Daniel Gerhartz, David Goatley, Kyle Keith, Carol Baxter Kirby, Carter Laney, Bart Lindström, Liz Lindström, Ying-He Liu, Heather Marcus, John Boyd Martin, Teresa Mattos, Jamie Lee McMahan, Steven Moppert, Mary Morvant, Sandra Murzyn, Michael Shane Neal, Richard Christian Nelson, Paul Newton, Mary Qian, Michele Rushworth, John Howard Sanden, Chris Saper, Sharon Sprung, Patricia Watwood, Jennifer R. Welty, and Dawn E. Whitelaw.
Beyond its substantial size, this show merits a…
