Americanart

LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )

• In This Case: Highlighting Women Sculptors

  

  Emilie Reed was an intern in the Media and Technology Office this summer. Here, she discusses some of her favorite works by female artists that are currently... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Q and Art: William H. Johnson and the WPA Community Art Centers

  

  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 21 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Preparing for Our America: Imagining Migration, Iliana Emilia García'...

  

  How does it feel to leave your homeland and settle in a new country? In this blog post, curatorial assistant Florencia Bazzano-Nelson explores how one... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Take 5: Five Questions for Jazz Musician Andrea Wood

  

  Jazz musician (and DC native) Andrea Wood will present the music of Washington’s legendary Shirley Horn at Take 5! on Thursday, August 15th from 5-8 p.m. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Penn on Paper: Acquiring 100 Masterworks by Irving Penn

  

  Irving Penn, Dior Black Suit (Tania), Paris, 1950, gelatin silver print Copyright © by The Irving Penn Foundation Mud-Glove is one of the images currently on... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In Closing: The Impact of Nam June Paik on Contemporary Art

  

  This blog post is part of a series of pieces about our film and media arts initiatives here at American Art. Michael Mansfield, associate curator of film and... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Landscapes in Passing

  Landscapes In Passing: Photographs by Steve Fitch, Robbert Flick, and Elaine Mayes opened last week on the museum's second floor. This installation looks at... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Is This Art?

  

  Laurel Fehrenbach is a Public Programs Coordinator at the American Art Museum, and runs the "Is Art?" gallery talks with her colleague, Carol Wilson, Assistant... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In This Case: Hey Tambourine Girl

  Ed Davis' Girl with Tambourine What's the story behind the girl of this sculpture? Who was she? We aren't sure exactly because very little is known about the... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Celebrating Nam June Paik's Birthday

  

  Takeshi Murata The artwork and ideas of Nam June Paik were a major influence on late twentieth-century art and continue to inspire a new generation of artists. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Take 5! Five Questions with Jazz Drummer Harold Summey

  

  Jazz drummer Harold Summey will present the music of the Weather Report at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Take 5! concert on July 18, 2013 from 5-8 p.m.... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Experience the Smithsonian AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel

  

  THe Quilt panel on display during the Smithsonian Staff Picnic on the National Mall The Smithsonian AIDS Memorial Quilt Panel will be displayed in the Kogod... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Cloudsourcing

  

  Cloud Music by Robert Watts, David Behrman and Bob Diamond (1974-79) We often look up and imagine what clouds look like, but have you ever wondered what a... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Preparing for Our America - From Cuba with Love: The Influence of Cuban Posters...

  

  In this blog post Curatorial Assistant Florencia Bazzano-Nelson explores the rich links between Latino art and the Cuban poster movement, which captivated... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Handi-hour with Smithsonian Gardens

  

  The next Handi-hour is on Wednesday, July 10 and will feature garden crafts! Staff members from Smithsonian Gardens helped us come up with the activities,... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Democracy of Images

  

  William Christenberry's China Grove Church--Hale County, Alabama At the museum's McEvoy Auditorium the other evening, guest curator Merry Foresta set out to tal... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In This Case: The Dapper Palmer Hayden

  

  Palmer Hayden's The Janitor Who Paints We are always sad to see a piece leave the Luce Foundation Center, especially when it's a visitor favorite. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum

  

  Visitors using tablets in the exhibition. The exhibition A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum opens today, celebrating th... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: Designers in the Luce Center

  

  Heidi Hess with a piece from her "Serving for the Body" series inspired by a muscle and tendon in the foot (left), metal supplies from Hess's studio (above... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 ART & DESIGN

• Seeing Things (11): Model Drinking Coffee

  

  This is the eleventh in a series of personal observations about how people experience and explore museums. Take a look at Howard's other blog posts about... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE