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An illustrated portrait of the artist Augusta Savage in black and white

Drawn to Augusta Savage

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

A drawing of a bat.

What We Do In the Art Museum Shadows

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Discovering William H. Johnson’s Hidden Stories

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Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist Judy Baca’s Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Judy Baca On Her Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

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Comic Series Presents Ten (More) Stories About Visionaries and Rule Breakers

Portrait of Cesar Chavez in the style of a U.S. postage stamp

Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: "Homenaje a Cesar Chavez"

Two people stand in front of a pink neon sign that states "This Present Moment Used to Be the Unimaginable Future"

This Present Moment Is Here and Now

A black and white photograph of artist Augusta Savage standing next to her sculpture

Presenting Ten More Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM's Collection

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Remembering Carmen Herrera

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Artists at the Center: Celebrating Black History Month

An illustration of a stamp featuring the face of Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis and Her Stamp on American Art

SAAM's Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey and Dean Howarth take a closer look at mastodon bones in the exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture. Charles Willson Peale's painting in the background shows similar bones. Photo by Carol Wilson

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

Installation photography of New Glass Now, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2021, Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum; Photo by Albert Ting.

Discover Mind-Blowing Glass Art Through Selfies and Pics at the Renwick Gallery

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Native American Arts in Focus: Sustaining Traditions—Digital Memories

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Are You Feeling Spooky or Soulful This Season?

James Akers, The Wild One (B)

Contemporary Glass Art Exhibition Brings Fresh Global Perspectives to the Renwick Gallery

Carmen Lomas Garza, Camas para Sueños, 1985, gouache on paper

Exploring Latinx Stories in American Art

Kevin Bubriski, World Trade Center Series, New York City, 2001, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 2003.65.1, © 2001, Kevin Bubriski

The Art of Remembering 9/11

Volunteer Helen Dickerson (L) and staff member Colleen Brown (R) connected with students for virtual lessons from 2004-2011; Photo by SAAM staff.

Across the Nation and Around the Globe: Learning with American Art

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