Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Angel Rodríguez-Díaz, The Protagonist of an Endless Story, 1993, oil on canvas, 72 x 57 7/8 in. (182.9 x 147.0 cm.), Museum purchase made possible in part by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool and the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1996.19, © 1993, Angel Rodriguez-Diaz.

Exhibition Showcases How Artists Challenge Mythic Conceptions of the American West

Now on tour! <em>Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea</em>, a collaboration among SAAM and four partner museums, offers counterviews of “the West” and showcases modern and contemporary artists who are who are reclaiming the narratives of their region.

Photo by Darren Milligan

SAAM Arcade 2021: What Is a Game Jam?

SAAM Arcade is back with a new virtual program format, the museum’s first-ever Game Jam. Learn more about what a game jam is in this blog post!

Oree Originol, Justice for Kayla Moore and Justice for Layleen Polanco, from Justice for Our Lives, 2014-2020, 78 digital images, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Patricia Tobacco Forrester Endowment, 2020.51A-MM, © 2014, Oree Originol.

Chicanx Queer Visions: Fighting for Change and Exploring Identity

Artists in SAAM's exhibition <em>¡Printing the Revolution!</em> explore pressing issues of the LGBTQ+ community

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

Artists honor victims of social injustice and create a space for communal grieving

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

Discover how a partnership between SAAM and the American Battle Monuments Commission revealed an unexpected connection between Paul Manship sketches and a U.S. military cemetery located outside of Rome.

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

Chicano artists use graphics to reframe history with new perspectives

Alma Thomas, Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze, 1973, acrylic on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of the artist, 1980.36.9

Five Women Changemakers in American Art

Celebrating Women’s History Month by illuminating the stories of women who challenged both what art could be and who could be an artist

Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976, that started their Amish quilt collection.

The Graphic Appeal of Amish Quilts

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts

Unidentified, Untitled (Side with the Farmworkers), front and reverse views, c. 1973, screenprint on computer tractor paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.4

From Recycling to Revolution: Alternative Media in Chicanx Protest Art

How Chicanx protest artists in the 1970s used discarded materials in their work

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