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This Present Moment Is Here and Now

New exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of SAAM’s Renwick Gallery

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

The "Drawn to Art" comic series continues to share the lives of women artists you should know

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Remembering Carmen Herrera

Looking back at the long life and extraordinary career of the legendary painter

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Artists at the Center: Celebrating Black History Month

Hear Black artists speak about their life and work in a selection of videos

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Edmonia Lewis and Her Stamp on American Art

We've rounded up resources so you can learn about the life and work of this groundbreaking American sculptor

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Native American Arts in Focus: Sustaining Traditions—Digital Memories

Discover how artist Kelly Church is ensuring that centuries of Indigenous traditions are preserved for future generations with her beautifully woven basketry.

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Are You Feeling Spooky or Soulful This Season?

Choose how to celebrate the season with two different ways to explore SAAM's collection

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

Exploring Latinx Stories in American Art

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a look into the diversity and depth of SAAM’s Latinx collection

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

Artworks in SAAM’s collection and the stories they tell us about 9/11

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New Comic Series Presents Ten Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM’s Collection

SAAM Debuts <em>Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists</em>

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.

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.

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

Julia Kwon’s interactive art projects facilitate solidarity and community

Making the Most: In the Studio with Julia Kwon

Julia Kwon’s interactive art projects facilitate solidarity and community

Robert S. Duncanson,

Celebrating Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Duncanson

Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director, shares her thoughts about Black History Month, Martin Luther King, Jr. and hope for American democracy.

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Inauguration Highlights Rainbow Painting by African American Artist

Curator Eleanor Harvey shares the story of Robert Duncanson and his artwork

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