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• Throwback Thursday: The Last Waltz: Lincoln's Second Inauguration

  

  President Lincoln celebrated his second inaugural ball 150 years ago on March 6, 1865, at the U.S. Patent Office Building, now home to the American Art Museum a... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Yoga in Luce

  

  Yoga in Luce is a new monthly program that pairs yoga and art appreciation. Alongside the artworks of the Luce Foundation Center, participants will practice an... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 3D Scanning: The 21st Century Equivalent to a 19th Century Process

  

  Karen Lemming, American Art's sculpture curator is organizing an installation that will include Hiram Power's Greek Slave, one of the most popular sculptures... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Mingering Mike is in the House

  

  Billed on his website as "the Soul Superstar You've Never Heard Of," Mingering Mike is an enigma, wrapped in faux vinyl, and carefully packaged in cardboard. Th... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Preserving Your Personal Collection: Daguerreotypes

  

  How to make an archival storage box for your daguerreotype Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Artist Talk with Ben Tolman

  

  What artworks in American Art's collection inspire you? As part of our Luce Local Art Series, local artists discuss their own work and how they connect to... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Valentine's Day Special: Five Questions with Smithsonian Gardens

  

  We sure love Valentine's Day around here at American Art. On Friday, February 13th, we are hosting another SweetARTS and Valentines program where you can come t... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Take the Richard Estes Challenge

  

  At the museum, some of us have become a bit obsessed not only with the paintings of Richard Estes, but in locating his signature (or name, really) in each of hi... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Unplugged: 5 (plus One) Questions with the Band Lowercase Letters

  

  Save the date for The Winter Luce Unplugged Community Showcase coming up next Friday, February 6th from 6-8 p.m. Since Valentine's Day is just around the corner... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Five Questions: Septime Webre of The Washington Ballet

  

  External Affairs Chief Jo Ann Gillula recently chatted with Washington Ballet's Artistic Director Septime Webre about the upcoming premiere of The Legend of... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: An Iconic Artwork by Alfredo Jaar

  

  A few days ago, The Washington Post published an article about an iconic artwork by Alfredo Jaar: Life Magazine April 19, 1968. Jaar took a photograph of... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Picture This: Wood Turning a Tree From Our Kogod Courtyard

  

  American Artist, Phil Brown, turns our museum's trees into beautiful art. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Film Screening: Aves: Magnificent Frigate Bird, Great Flamingo

  

  On Tuesday, January 20 American Art will screen a film by Nancy Graves, artist and former member of the museum's Commission. The screening is as part of our... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Luce Artist Talks: Up Next, Tai Hwa Goh

  

  American Art's Luce Foundation Center hosts local artists who discuss their work and process in the context of artworks on view in the Luce Center. The Luce... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Bird Sighting: A Gallery Talk

  

  On Tuesday, January 13 American Art will present a gallery talk about the overlap between art and nature as part of our exhibition The Singing and the Silence:... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Remembering Mel Casas (1929-2014)

  

  San Antonio-based artist Mel Casas died on November 30, 2014 after a two-year battle with cancer. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is proud to own paintings... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Throwback Thursday: The Marchbanks Calendar—December by Harry Cimino

  

  It's Throwback Thursday! And we at Eye Level have decided it's a great opportunity to bring back some of our interesting posts from the past. Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art Bird Watching: Fun For the Whole Flock in Any Weather!

  

  Sara Snyder helped organize the #ArtBirds Social Media Scavenger hunt to encourage awareness of how artists use bird imagery as part of our exhibition "The... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Conservation: Cleaning Hiram Powers' Greek Slave

  

  Allison Rabent is a pre-program volunteer at the Lunder Conservation Center. She is working with conservators on a variety of activities. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Alexander Calder's Nenuphar

  

  In October, Alexander Calder's sculpture Gwenfritz, part of American Art's collection, was reinstalled outside the National Museum of American History. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE