American Art Museum

Photography: Nancy Nolan Photography ©2015 Crystal Bridges is pleased to announce the public opening of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bachman-Wilson House on . . There is no cost to view the Frank Lloyd…
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Celebrate the museum’s new facility for research, education, and conservation. Remarks by Melinda Katz, Queens Borough President, Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, Executive Director, American Folk Art…

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is dedicated to the art and artists of the United States. All regions, cultures, and traditions in this country are represented in the museum s collections…

Above: Portrait of the Farley Children of Groton, Zedekiah Belknap (American, 1781–1858), about 1835, oil on canvas Explore the rich folk art tradition that flourished in the mid-19th-century…

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is leading a group of 14 institutions from around the country in an effort to build a shared, and searchable, online database that could spur research and…

We FOCUS on international art because American University has a global commitment. We SHOW political art because the university is committed to human rights, social justice, and political engagement…

Sea Captain Attributed to Sturtevant J. Hamblin (act. 1837–1856) Probably Massachusetts c. 1845 Oil on canvas 27 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. American Folk Art Museum, gift of Robert Bishop, 1992.10.2 Photo…

The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation’s first collection of American art and one of the world’s largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States, is an unparalleled…

New Discoveries: Michael Robear Often, the Biggs Museum’s staff has the good fortune to discover talented artists within this community who have not received enough critical attention. Michael…

Internship Programs 2013 Summer Interns Since 1968, the Smithsonian American Art Museum s internship programs have provided instruction and inspiration to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate…

This project is supported through the Artist Leadership Program for Museums and Cultural Institutions supported by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Smithsonian Institution…

COURTESY MIN JUNG KIM AND MSU The New Britain Museum of American Art, which is located in that eponymous Connecticut city, has hired Min Jung Kim, the deputy director for external relations at…

Since the days of ancient Greece, public art has existed as a major art form. Religious and social art was vigorously implemented by the Greeks to bolster public confidence in the empire. America…

The historic home for the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which it shares with the National Portrait Gallery, is one of the oldest public buildings constructed in early Washington (after the…

Photo by Anonymous. Wouldn t you love to peek inside Frida Kahlo s personal photo album? To see the images that have special meaning for the artist, images that paint a picture that varies greatly…

AVAM s Kinetic Sculpture Race named Best Event For Out-Of-Towners by Baltimore Magazine We are simply euphoric at the news that our beloved Kinetic Sculpture Race has been awarded a Best of Baltimore…

The beautiful Navarre Building, located across from the Brown Palace in downtown Denver, has a very interesting and colorful history of its own. The building was designed and built in 1880 by…

Note: This post contains artistic depictions of nudity. Douglas Hyland is the Director of the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut. For the past 15 years he has expanded not only the…