Date: 18 Jan 2022

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Publisher: Smithsonian

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George Perez's portrait accepted into the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

News | 10 Jun 2024 | 09:55:36 PM | Vu 

George Pérez is now honored in the National Portrait Gallery

by Andrew Farago - 06/10/2024 9:30 am

George Pérez was born in New York City seventy years ago this Sunday, on June 9, 1954. Over the course of his 50-year professional career, Pérez established himself as a true Legend among comic book creators. New Teen Titans, Avengers, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Wonder Woman, The Infinity Gauntlet, JLA/Avengers… Pérez illustrated nearly every major character for Marvel and DC Comics in popular, impactful stories that have remained in print decades beyond their original publication.

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After a thorough review and discussion, the National Portrait Gallery made the formal decision to accept Steve Cook’s portraits of George Pérez into their collection in December 2023, making Pérez the first comic book artist to be honored in such a manner, and an enduring tribute to an American icon.

The portraits can be seen in the National Portrait Gallery’s archives. 

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