Archives of American Art

Ray Johnson mail art to Samuel J. Wagstaff, 1962. Samuel Wagstaff papers, 1932-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

What Do a Toilet Seat and the Mail Have to Do With Art?

Gertrude Abercrombie Christmas card, 19--. Gertrude Abercrombie papers, 1880-1986, bulk, 1935-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

The Warm Fuzzies: An Ode to the Sweater

Portrait of the Tarbell family and their dogs, circa 1905, Edmund C. Tarbell papers, circa 1855-circa 2000, bulk 1885-1938. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Through Flood and Fire: Why Archives Preserve

Portrait of Henry Ossawa Tanner with a palette, circa 1935 / unidentified photographer. Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978, bulk 1890-1937. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

How a Photograph Solved an Art Mystery

Women's life class at the Chase School of Art, circa 1896 (detail) / unidentified photographer. F. Luis Mora papers, 1891-1986, bulk 1891-1922. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Halloween Costume Guide: Archives Style (Last-Minute Edition)

S. Fullerton (Spencer Fullerton) Weaver invitation to Mary Fanton Roberts, 19--?. Mary Fanton Roberts papers, 1880-1956. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Halloween Costume Guide: Archives Style

Still from home movies of Paris studio and zoo, between 1934 and 1936. Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Why Would an Archives Copy a Film Twice?

Photograph of Fred Becker creating an etching plate at Atelier 17 in New York City (detail), 194- / unidentified photographer. Fred Becker papers, 1913-2004, bulk 1940-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Cohorts and Collaborators: Fred Becker's Connections through Printmaking

Photograph of Alma Thomas at Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition opening (detail), 1972 / unidentified photographer. Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Alma's Stripes: How An Artist Found Abstraction in Her Work and Her Fashion

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