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Claggett Wilson, Saviors of France--Jeanne d'Arc, St. Louis, Clovis and the Hands of the Common Soldier, ca. 1919, watercolor on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alice H. Rossin, 1981.163.13

Discoveries from the Collection: Honoring Sacrifice this Memorial Day with U.S. Military Cemetery Historian

Discover how a partnership between SAAM and the American Battle Monuments Commission commemorates the honor, service and sacrifice of America’s fallen in wars abroad.

Oree Originol, Justice for Our Lives, 2014-Present, 78 digital images, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.51A-MM, © 2014, Oree Originol. Photo of Installation by Albert Ting.

Protest and Remembrance: Chicanx Artists Confront Police Brutality

Paul Manship, Four Angels (sketch for Altar Triptych, American Military Cemetery, Anzio, Italy), ca. 1955, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Paul Manship, 1966.47.147

Discoveries from the Collection: Honoring Service and Sacrifice in American Art

Eric J. García, Chicano Codices #1: Simplified Histories: The U.S. Invasion of Mexico 1846-1848, 2015, offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation, 2020.21.1R-V, © 2020, Eric J. García

Chicano Artists Challenging History and Reclaiming Cultural Memory

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