A San Francisco nonprofit spent $5,500 to give a city official a custom-made portrait of herself weeks before she awarded the ...

A portrait of a city's first Lord Mayor has been unveiled after local people raised funds to pay for it. A painting of councillor Jacqui Rayment, the first Lord Mayor of Southampton, has been ...

There may be more than a thousand portraits, but each tells its own story. More than a decade ago, Grahame Hurd-Wood embarked on a mammoth task. To paint the portrait of every resident of his city.

German cities are as diverse as the landscape that surrounds them. In our series of city portraits, we embark on a journey through Goethe's homeland. Our authors have taken a close look at things ...

The portrait was by artist William A. Foley Jr., according to his widow, who also believes it should be returned.

A portrait drawn by literary giant Osamu Dazai (1909-1948) has gone on display for the first time since it was created more than 70 years ago. It is being exhibited at the Mitaka City Gallery of ...