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• Picture This: Make Your Own Valentine Selfie Today!

  

  Come to American Art to make your own Valentine! Happy Valentine's Day! And to celebrate we've set up a special photobooth in our Kogod Courtyard for that... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions for the 21st Century Consort

  

  Christopher Kendall, artistic director of the contemporary music ensemble in residence at American Art, the 21st Century Consort, talked with Jo Ann Gillula... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Stumbled Upon: Alma Thomas

  

  Alma Thomas' Autumn Leaves Fluttering in the Breeze The snow was coming and I was racing around town before my weather sequester began. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Unplugged: Five Questions with the Band Paint Branch

  

  Kick off your weekend with us! We are hosting another Luce Unplugged Community Showcase with the Washington City Paper this Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In This Case: Visitor's Choice #1

  

  Jonah's Favorite Artwork: Nicholas Herrera's Protect and Serve Here, in the Luce Foundation Center, we are lucky enough to get to know some of our "regulars. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Our America: The Legacy of a King

  

  Curator E. Carmen Ramos discusses the legacy of Martin Luther King on contemporary Latino artists in our exhibition Our America: The Latino Presence in... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: A Reason to Draw Cupcakes!

  

  Draw but do not touch. In his Drawing at Dusk sketch activity last Friday night, sweets-obsessed artist Cory Oberndorfer discussed why we are all just dogs... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What's New on Two?

  

  One of American Art's Newly Reinstalled Galleries on the Second Floor During the past year, regular visitors to the American Art Museum might have noticed... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Listen In To Our America Podcasts

  

  Artists Antonio Martorell and ADÁL record their podcasts Our America: The Latino Presence in American Artaudio podcast seriesonlineE. Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: American Art's Three-Way Portrait

  

  This post is part of an ongoing series on Eye Level: Q and Art, where American Art's Research department brings you interesting questions and answers about art... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Museum: A Tale of Art, Life and Everything In Between

  

  Nam June Paik, Untitled (Newspaper Drawings), 1990s, oil stick on printed newsprint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift to the Nam June Paik Archive from... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In This Case: Patent Models

  

  Mousetrap, one of the patent models now in American Art's collection. You can't take a tour of the American Art Museum without your guide telling you that this... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Latino Art Now! Nuestra América: Expanding Perspectives in American...

  

  Curatorial assistant Florencia Bazzano-Nelson recaps Latino Art Now! Nuestra América: Expanding Perspectives in American Art, a conference held on November... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Video Games: Now A Part of American Art's Collection

  

  Flower (2009) by Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago of thatgamecompany Though relatively new as a medium, the brief history of video games already includes... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: Luce Center Edition

  

  The Luce Foundation Center is joining our series Q and Art, where we delve into the inner workings of the museum and its collection. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions with Photographer Muriel Hasbun

  

  Eye Level, with the help of former intern Becky Harlan, had a chance to speak with photographer Muriel Hasbun about her artistic roots and her current process. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: A Study for the Capitol

  

  Chief conservator Tiarna Doherty studies x-radiographs of Constantino Brumidi's study for the Rotunda of the Capitol Building. Photography by Conor Doherty. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: Last Chance to Visit the Renwick Gallery

  The Renwick Gallery is about to undergo a major renovation. The last day the Renwick will be open to the public is Sunday, December 8. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions for Basket Collectors Martha Ware and Steve Cole

  

  Debrah Dunner, curatorial assistant at our Renwick Gallery, interviewed basket collectors Martha Ware and Steve Cole about A Measure of the Earth: The... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What's LOVE Got to Do with It?: Barbara Haskell on Robert Indiana

  

  Robert Indiana's Love Remember when LOVE was all the rage, as opposed to social media's lukewarm, one-size-fits-all, "Like"? Robert Indiana's iconic Pop image... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE