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JFK's Presidency Was Custom Made for the Golden Age of Photojournalism
A new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum concentrates on the White House's most photogenic couple
After Nearly a Century in Storage, These World War I Artworks Still Deliver the Vivid Shock of War
Pulled from the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Claggett Wilson's watercolors are in a traveling show
The Ceramicist Who Punched His Pots
Influenced by avant-garde poets, writers and Pablo Picasso, Peter Voulkos experimented with the increasingly unconventional
Artist June Schwarcz Electroplated and Sandblasted Her Way Into Art Museums and Galleries
The Renwick hosts a 60-year career retrospective for the innovative California enamelist
Google Doodle Sculpts a Tribute to Pioneering Artist Edmonia Lewis
Celebrate the first day of Black History Month by getting to know the 19th-century sculptor
When Was the First Inaugural Ball?
Nothing says there’s a new president in town more than the dance party they throw
To Bear Witness to Japanese Internment, One Artist Self-Deported Himself to the WWII Camps
The inhumanity brought on by Executive Order 9066 spurred Isamu Noguchi to action
Take a Smithsonian Tour of All Things Presidential
Here's how to locate official presidential portraits, works of art, material culture and campaign memorabilia across the Smithsonian
Ten Exhibitions to See in Washington, D.C. Over the Holidays
Several innovative art shows, some which close early in the new year, are a must-see
After the Tragic Lindbergh Kidnapping, Artist Isamu Noguchi Designed the First Baby Monitor
The six-decade career of the artist and commercial designer is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Painter Who Earned His Stripes
Gene Davis, the leading member of the Washington Color School, is celebrated a half century after his striped paintings caught on
Don’t Miss These 11 New Museum Exhibitions This Winter
You'll find everything from beloved childhood characters to animatronic dinosaurs on display this season
Mapping the World's Great Cities in a Most Unusual, Yet Visually Arresting, Fashion
Part urban planner, part cartographer, sculptor Norwood Viviano uses state-of-the-art mapping tools to make powerful works of art
This Game of Monopoly Is Made Entirely of Clay
Kristen Morgin’s playful illusions explore ideas of abandonment and the American dream
Bones and Blood Lurk Within These Stunning Works of Art
Sculptor Jennifer Trask sees a rich backstory in her materials
Steven Young Lee Crafts Perfectly Imperfect Pottery
Rigorously trained, this artist makes works that look woefully broken
These Rarely Seen Photographs Are a Who's Who of the Harlem Renaissance
Carl Van Vechten captured and archived images of most of the era’s great artists, musicians and thought leaders
The History of the American West Gets a Much-Needed Rewrite
Artists, historians and filmmakers alike have been guilty of creating a mythologized version of the U.S. expansion to the west
The World Is Finally Ready to Understand Romaine Brooks
An early 20th-century artist, Brooks was long marginalized, her work overlooked, in part because of her fluid sexual and gender identity
Smithsonian's Wildflower: The Illustrious Life of the Naturalist Who Chronicled America's Native Flora
The life and legacy of renowned Smithsonian illustrator Mary Vaux Walcott goes beyond the works that she created
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