Janet Fries' photograph of C. Boyden Gray was included in Bob Woodward spills his 'Secrets' for The Washington Post on October 26, 2026.

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Janet Fries' portrait of Gloria Steinem was included in Gloria Steinem: A Life in Pictures by Alisha Haridasani Gupta for The New York Times.

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Washington, DC
August 27 - 30, 2026 

HEMPHILL is pleased to share artists Mary Early and Janet Fries' inclusion in the FEMME Art Fair, Washington, DC on view August 27 - 30, 2026.

FEMME is a contemporary art fair that puts women at the center — as artists, leaders, and economic forces. Launching in Washington, DC on Women’s Equality Day, FEMME brings together artists from across the country with collectors, brands, civic leaders, and the public for conversation, commerce, and cultural momentum.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the recent publication of JANET FRIES. 

For those who were unable to attend our event on May 21, 2024, the book is available for purchase for $50.00 including shipping. Please contact us with the number of copies you would like to purchase along with your mailing address.

JANET FRIES includes 54 portraits including photographs of Marion Barry, President Joe Biden, former Senator John McCain, Angela Davis, Joan Didion, Maureen Dowd, Jane Fonda, Jerry Garcia and Harvey Milk among others.

Janet Fries | Portraits
126 pages with 44 black and white and 10 full color reproductions, with an introduction essay by the publisher.
Published by HEMPHILL Artworks. 
9" x 12" soft-bound with foiled cover.
ISBN 978-0-9725406-3-6

Please join us on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, for a book signing with photographer, Janet Fries.

Janet Fries' photographic portraits, shot on assignment for printed magazine publications between 1973 and 1991, were part of a swelling information wave just before the flood of shared cell phone photos, blog postings, text messages, influencers, and social media stills and reels of today's world. The nostalgic sensation of viewing the once fabulous and notorious captured by Fries kindles a fondness for the humanity of those pictured. Their visages are the content from a time before content would be entirely overwhelmed by the new speed and energy of today's frenzied media. 

Many of Fries' subjects have passed on; some are still alive. Collectively, they hold a place in time, as they are of an era before the peculiarities of the current information landscape. They possess personality, regardless of their accomplishments. Together, Fries' portraits give us insight into how we defined a particular period and raise questions about how the current portrayal of the famous has changed us.

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This event coincides with the exhibition, FRANZ JANTZEN, on view at HEMPHILL through June 29, 2024.