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Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Janet Echelman,

Looking for Light in American Art

View artworks from the collection that illuminate our world

Will Cotton,

Top Ten Favorite Holiday Movies as Seen in American Art

What is cozier than watching old holiday movies on a chilly winter’s night? Pairing them up with favorite artworks from SAAM's collection, that’s what.

Wayne Thiebaud,

Happy Birthday Wayne Thiebaud!

Reflecting on the artist’s “light and color and joy and humor,” and his nudge to look closer and think harder about the world that surrounds us

Keara Teeter treating William H. Johnson’s Historical Scene with Mary McLeod Bethune, ca. 1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation. Photo by Lou Molnar

Unpacking and Preserving William H. Johnson's 'Fighters for Freedom' Series

Explore William H. Johnson’s powerful “Fighters for Freedom” series through the lens of a conservator.

Unidentified, Luis C. González,

Traditions and Change: The Transformation of Día de los Muertos in the United States

Exploring how Chicano artists and activists blended cultural and visual traditions to create modern Day of the Dead celebrations in the U.S.

Jennifer Angus,

Twelve Classic Halloween Movies Paired with Boo-tiful Artworks

This October we are re-watching some old, classic creepy movies and finding a similar mood in artworks from the museum’s collection.

“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.”

Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings on Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt

“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.”

Henry Ossawa Tanner,

Road Trip: Morocco on my Mind

SAAM's artworks bring the author back to her beloved Morocco without having to leave home.

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“Who Run The World?” Celebrating the 19th Amendment Centennial

A special Handi-hour program that explores the connections between craft and suffrage.

Level Up: Playing to Document and Preserve Video Games

Ever wonder what it takes to conserve and preserve video games? Our collections care initiative fellow at SAAM tells us how.

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