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Smithsonian American Art Museum

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The nation’s first collection of American art, an unparalleled record of the American experience.

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Renwick Gallery

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Located just feet from the White House, a branch of the museum that is home the nation's collection of contemporary craft and decorative art.

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How Do I Research My Art?

Want to learn more about the painting you found while clearing out the attic? For answers, be prepared for a little detective work.

How to Care for Your Collections

Regardless of the monetary value of your artwork, if it is personally meaningful, you should consider having the object conserved.

Recording a Changing Nation

This resource uses images from photographic surveys in 55 communities in 30 states across the United States as source documents to spark sustained inquiry.

Critical Thinking in Action

These 60-to-95-minute units pair thinking patterns with works of art to instill a thinking disposition transferable across classroom curriculum and into the wider world.

Director’s Circle

A national membership group of museum friends who share a love of American art and craft and our commitment to celebrating the extraordinary creativity of our nation’s artists.

A membership group for young professionals who are interested in immersing themselves in the American art experience.

The Searchers from the series History

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Copied David Levinthal, The Searchers from the series History, 2013, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr., 2017.41.10, © 2013, David Levinthal

Artwork Details

Title: The Searchers from the series History
Artist: David Levinthal
Date: 2013
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 61 × 79 in. (154.9 × 200.7 cm)
Copyright: © 2013, David Levinthal
Credit Line: Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr.
Mediums Description: inkjet print
Classifications: Photography
Keywords: Figure male — full length
Occupation — other — cowboy
Object — weapon — gun
Landscape
History — United States — westward expansion
Object Number: 2017.41.10
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2017.41.10

Exhibitions

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American Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs

June 7, 2019–October 14, 2019

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Populated with toy cowboys and cavalry, Barbie dolls and baseball players, David Levinthal’s photographs reference iconic images and events that shaped postwar American society. Despite their playful veneer, Levinthal’s images provide a lens through which to examine the myths and stereotypes lurking within our most beloved pastimes and enduring heroes. In doing so, Levinthal encourages us to consider the stories we tell about ourselves—what it means to be strong, beautiful, masculine, feminine, and ultimately, American.