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The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s reimagined galleries for modern and contemporary art invite visitors to reconsider what American art is and can be.

LEFT: Malaquias Montoya, Yo Soy Chicano, 1972 (reprinted in collaboration with Dignidad Rebelde, 2013). Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García © 1972, Malaquias Montoya (2019.51.1) RIGHT: Rupert García, Frida Kahlo (September), ​​​​​from Galería de la Raza 1975 Calendario, 1975. Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum © 1975, Rupert García (2019.52.19)

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left to right: Herrenhauser Embreea Orchid (Embreea herrenhusana). Smithsonian Gardens; Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal), Goryeo period, c. 1220–85. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, on loan from National Museum of Korea. 3D scanning data used to create this digital model generously provided by the National Museum of Korea.

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