Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

Black and white graphic quilt.

How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities Through Quilts

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM's collection

Three Nail Art Projects

Talking With Our Hands: Nail Art Inspiration at the Smithsonian

Finding ourselves in art, objects, and stories.

Five screen video installation

A Meditation on the Legacy of Frederick Douglass by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass.

Large-scale installation, "The Throne of the Third Heaven," made of many silver and gold component parts.

Caring for an American Art Treasure

A peek into the world of conservation and the meticulous care of James Hampton’s "The Throne of the Third Heaven."

Painting with a dark blue center circle surrounded by concentric circles of reds, oranges, and yellow

Reflecting on the Natural Wonders of an Eclipse

Before heading outside to witness the eclipse, immerse yourself in one of the most iconic artworks in SAAM’s collection

Carved wooden figure of San Miguel en Lucha con el Demonio

Conservation of Wooden Figures from the Vidal Collection

SAAM conservators reveal layers of history behind Puerto Rican carved Santos

Painting of a marsh with the U.S. capital in the background.

The Art of Environmental Conservation

A look at landscapes in SAAM’s collection and the wildlife that lives beyond the paintings

An illustrated group of 10 women artists

Drawn to Art Returns With Ten New Digital Comics About Inspiring Women

The series now features 30 comics about women artists represented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection

Queer Houses of Brooklyn

Celebrating Pride: LGBTQ+ Artists to Know

Connecting with LGBTQ+ artists whose work is included in SAAM’s collection

Clemens Mary Heye bottle

The Wonder and Precision of Sand Art

Andrew Clemens invented, then perfected, the art of the sand bottle in the late nineteenth century.

A brown, ceramic vessel with an inscription and the artist's name "Dave" carved around the opening.

David ​'Dave' Drake: Potter and Poet

Enslaved for most of his life, the 19th-century craftsman produced uncommonly large ceramic jars adorned by his poetic verses

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Exploring Border Stories with Artist Tanya Aguiñiga

"Metabolizing the Border" explores the physical and psychological experiences migrants face while crossing the borderlands.

Jesse Treviño speaking in front of guests. His artwork "Mi Vida" is projected behind him.

Remembering Artist and Veteran Jesse Treviño

A tribute to the photorealist painter and Vietnam War veteran who left an indelible mark on his hometown San Antonio

An illustrated portrait of the artist Augusta Savage in black and white

Drawn to Augusta Savage

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

A drawing of a bat.

What We Do In the Art Museum Shadows

SAAM's staff has been streaming so many episodes of this hilarious vampire mockumentary series that the characters now appear to be haunting the museum halls.

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Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist Judy Baca’s Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

A behind-the-scenes look at how 3D imaging helps a mural conservator preserve Judy Baca's "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Judy Baca On Her Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

SAAM talks with the artist about her inspirations and the process of creating a portable mural

Portrait of Cesar Chavez in the style of a U.S. postage stamp

Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: "Homenaje a Cesar Chavez"

Exploring the life of a celebrated labor rights activist through his portrait

Two people stand in front of a pink neon sign that states "This Present Moment Used to Be the Unimaginable Future"

This Present Moment Is Here and Now

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

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