1. In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits Presented by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service Use your mouse to click through the presentation!

2. Contents A small sampling of images from the exhibition A small sampling of images from the exhibition Installation images from the National Museum of Natural History Installation images from the National Museum of Natural History

3. A selection of images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits Photographer: Dean Conger Photographer: Dean Conger Date: 1977 Date: 1977 In Mumansk, near the Arctic Circle in the former Soviet Union, a child gives her age in response to a question by the photographer. In Mumansk, near the Arctic Circle in the former Soviet Union, a child gives her age in response to a question by the photographer.

4. A selection of images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits Photographer: Maynard Owen Williams Photographer: Maynard Owen Williams Date: 1925 Date: 1925 An elderly Greenlander shows a portrait of Robert E. Perry given to him by the Arctic explorer in the 1890s. An elderly Greenlander shows a portrait of Robert E. Perry given to him by the Arctic explorer in the 1890s.

5. A selection of images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits Photographer: Steve McCurry Photographer: Steve McCurry Date: 1984 Date: 1984 This image of an Afghan girl from a Pakistani refugee camp has left an indelible mark on National Geographic readers. Recently, McCurry traveled back to the region to find the woman. This image of an Afghan girl from a Pakistani refugee camp has left an indelible mark on National Geographic readers. Recently, McCurry traveled back to the region to find the woman.

6. A selection of images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits Photographer: William Albert Allard Photographer: William Albert Allard Date: 1982 Date: 1982 A Peruvian boy mourns the loss of his sheep, hit by a taxi cab as it sped down the road. National Geographic readers donated nearly $6,000 to aid in the replacement of the animals and for additional amenities in the boy’s village. A Peruvian boy mourns the loss of his sheep, hit by a taxi cab as it sped down the road. National Geographic readers donated nearly $6,000 to aid in the replacement of the animals and for additional amenities in the boy’s village.

7. Installation images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits at the National Museum of Natural History

15. Installation images from In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Portraits at the National Museum of Natural History