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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

Jeffrey Richmond-Moll | November 9, 2018
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)

Bettina Smith | October 30, 2018
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

Mary Savig | October 29, 2018
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?

Megan McShea | October 25, 2018
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

Ryan Evans | September 27, 2018
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

Kelly Quinn | September 21, 2018
Alfred and Walter Pach as young boys, ca. 1889 (detail) / Pach Brothers, photographer. Walter Pach papers, 1857-1980, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Why Poor School Reports Didn’t Stop One Artist from Spelling Success

Stephanie Ashley | August 29, 2018
Flyer for Chilean mural protest: part II, not after 1973 October 27 (detail). Lucy R. Lippard papers, 1930s-2010, bulk 1960s-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Aesthetics of Disobedience

Florencia San Martín | August 23, 2018
Rockwell Kent with a group of dogs (detail), circa 1940 / unidentified photographer. Rockwell Kent paper, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Dog Days of Summer

Liza Kirwin | August 22, 2018
Photograph of Tony DeLap spray painting sculpture in Costa Mesa studio (detail), 1970 March / unidentified photographer. Tony DeLap papers, circa 1950-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Acquisitions: Tony DeLap Papers

Matthew Simms | August 17, 2018
Macbeth Gallery, ca. 1896 / unidentified photographer. Macbeth Gallery records, 1838-1968, bulk 1892-1953. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Fifty Ways to Use an Archive

Gwendolyn Owens | July 27, 2018
Photograph of Don Reitz loading a kiln on his farm in Spring Green, Wisconsin, circa 1965 / unidentified photographer. Don Reitz papers, circa 1940-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Acquisitions: Don Reitz Papers

Mary Savig | July 6, 2018
Detail from Ludwig sketchbook, learning from That Person's work, 2005. Matt Mullican papers, circa 1968-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Dice and Divination: Matt Mullican's Symbols

Annette Leddy | June 26, 2018
Detail of page 3 of Trek Vol. 1, no. 2, 1943 February. Esther McCoy papers 1876-1990, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Miné Okubo, Number 13660

Rihoko Ueno | June 22, 2018
Detail from Roberto Matta letter to Allan Frumkin, circa 1952. Allan Frumkin Gallery records, 1880-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Acquisitions: Allan Frumkin Gallery Records

Annette Leddy | June 12, 2018
Detail of cardboard box with price code key for Winslow Homer paintings, between 1900 and 1950. Doll & Richards records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Cracking Codes: What Does an Artichoke Have to Do With Selling Art?

Sarah Haug | June 5, 2018
Photograph of John Steuart Curry sketching a football practice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1936 or 1937 / unidentified photographer. John Steuart Curry and Curry family papers, 1848-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sketching at the Scrimmage Line: The Story of a Photograph

Jody Clowes | May 18, 2018
Miné Okubo letter to Kay Sekimachi and Bob Stocksdale, ca. 1980. Bob Stocksdale and Kay Sekimachi papers, 1937-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

A Friendship in Letters: Miné Okubo and Kay Sekimachi

Rihoko Ueno | May 14, 2018
Entry for December 12, 1941, Toku Shimomura Diary, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

How Superman and His Grandmother's Diary Inspired Roger Shimomura

Kevin Kim | May 11, 2018
Mock Up for mural, 1994. Juan Sánchez papers, 1977-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian

Acquisitions: Juan Sánchez Papers

Josh T. Franco | May 3, 2018
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