Helene Verin published a post on Face to Face, the blog of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, about its painting of Beth Levine, the famed shoe designer. The work is currently on display at the Long Island Museum, as part of Verin’s exhibition, Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes, on view through January 3. The well attended exhibition has been receiving significant attention in the press. For more information, contact Helene Verin, 73559.