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Eye Level is the blog from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 525 )
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In This Case: La France Croisée
Romaine Brooks' La France Croisée This month marks my six-year anniversary as a Luce Foundation Center employee. Since I became the Center's program... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Lunder Conservation Center: Secrets of a Sailor
Conservator Amber Kerr-Allison (left) talks to Mary Tait (right) about a painting of her ancestor. The only thing I ever knew about the portrait that hung on... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Q and Art: Anna Claypoole Peale
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 ar... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Our New Museum Stores
American Art and the Portrait Gallery share not only a building but also our museum stores. We have two stores that are now under new management with a... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
A Civil War Wikipedia Edit-a-thon!
Photograph by Mary Tait, Smithsonian American Art Museum This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3. Read more
Posted on 14 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Civil War and American Art: Six Questions for "Materialistic Poet" Dario...
In conjunction with our exhibition, The Civil War and American Art, the museum has invited four contemporary artists to discuss "Why the Civil War Still... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Picture This: An American in London, George Catlin and His Indian Gallery
Our George Catlin paintings on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery. Read more
Posted on 08 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Harvard's Drew Gilpin Faust on the Language of War
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, July 1863, albumen print, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Museum purchase and partial gift of... Read more
Posted on 07 March 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Mingering Mike: Just for the Record
Eye Level had a chance to speak with Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art, about the museum's recent acquisition of the Mingering Mike... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Civil War and American Art: A Ride for Liberty?
This blog post is part of a monthly Eye Level feature on our exhibition The Civil War and American Art. Curator Eleanor Harvey talks about many of the... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Next Up: The Artist
Alli Jessing, Joint Programs Coordinator for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery, fills us in on our next cinematic screening,... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Take 5: Five Questions for Jazz Musician Mike "Bags" Davis
Mike "Bags" Davis. Photo by David Fletcher at Washington's Best Take 5! on February 21st from 5-7 p.m. in the Kogod Courtyard. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE -
Picture This: PaikBot's Virtual Travels
Paikbot surveys the D.C. metro area from on high. Remember PaikBot? He's the robot artwork who tweets from American Art's Nam June Paik: Global Visionary... Read more
Posted on 12 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Picture This: Room With A View
The Dying Tecumseh by Ferdinand Pettrich The Dying Tecumseh by Ferdinand Pettrich has returned to the second floor galleries at American Art after his extended... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Smithsonian Channel's Documentary On Our Exhibition 40 Under 40: Craft Futures
We sat down with Martha Conboy, the writer and producer who spearheaded the documentary 40 Under 40 for the Smithsonian Channel. Read more
Posted on 06 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Does a Sculpture Need Shoes?
Left: Members of American Art's conservation team make preparations to install Alexander Calder's sculpture Tableau Noir. Right: Final installation of the... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
In This Case: Lover's Eye
Eye of a Lady by an unidentified artist Eyes: they've been called windows to the soul and are often one of the first things we notice when meeting someone new. Read more
Posted on 04 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Last Chance: The Final Hours of 40 Under 40
The E-waste Project was inspired by discarded electronic equipment at an e-waste recycling center. Although this piece was assembled by hand, it was designed... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
The Civil War and American Art: "The Alphabet is An Abolitionist"
This blog post is part of a monthly Eye Level feature on our exhibition The Civil War and American Art. Curator Eleanor Harvey talks about many of the... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Seeing Things (10): Woman With Red Mouth
This is the tenth in a series of personal observations about how people experience and explore museums. Take a look at Howard's other blog posts on the... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE