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Frederic Edwin Church, “Study for “The Heart of the Andes,”” 1858, oil on canvas, 10 1/4 x 18 1/4 in., Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, OL.1981.47.A.B.

A Brush with Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and Frederic Church

Humboldt's ideas on art, nature, and philosophy helped to shape American artists, including the influential Hudson River school painters

Gather your supplies for flower exploration and natural dye lab. All photos by Gloria Kenyon.

Flower Exploration and Natural Dye Lab

Bring nature indoors in this easy-to-do craft inspired by explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt

Christi Belcourt (Michif),

How Native Women Artists Guided the Creation of "Hearts of Our People"

The groundbreaking exhibition at the Renwick features more than 80 works from antiquity to the present

Friedrich Georg Weitsch, Portrait of

Before There Was Beyoncé, There Was Humboldt

Meet Alexander von Humboldt, the singular superstar of the 1800s

David Levinthal,

The Puck Stops Here: David Levinthal's Hockey Photographs

Giving America's favorite pastime a run for its money

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Burning Man: Through the Fire

Nearly one ton of hand-written tablets collected at the Renwick Gallery were burned at Burning Man earlier in the month.

Visitors leave hand-written notes after viewing the exhibition,

"Art Does Have an Impact": Visitors Respond

Visitors share their memories, hopes, and fears after viewing "Artists Respond: American Art and the Vietnam War, 1965-1975."

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Pitch Perfect: On David Levinthal, Roberto Clemente, and Baseball

Anne Showalter, digital interpretation specialist at SAAM, reflects on David Levinthal's photo of Robert Clemente, from the artist's baseball series.

Tyler Fuqua,

Mom's the Word with artist Tyler Fuqua

A Mother's Day post with Tyler Fuqua and his mother talking about his work at the Renwick.

Martha Rosler,

American Art and the Vietnam War

Curator Melissa Ho reflects on what drew her to the subject matter for her upcoming exhibition exploring how American artists responded to the turbulence of the Vietnam War.

Goeffrey Cohrs on Playa. All photos by the author.

Embrace the Dust: A Burning Man Journal

A personal journal by a museum educator and first time Burner.

Border Quipu/Quipu Fronterizo (detail), 2016-18, by Tanya Aguiñiga. Photo by Libby Weiler.

Renwick Invitational 2018

When you think of the Renwick Gallery, images of a bright floor to ceiling rainbow or faceted moving mushrooms might come to mind. It's true, the Renwick Gallery has been known to offer blockbuster exhibitions, such as No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man, that give you Instagram-worthy photography.

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