SAAM Stories
11/04/2021
How John Gellatly’s eclectic collection of fine and decorative arts took over his New York home and six rooms in the Heckscher Building
Katie Hondorf
Public Affairs Specialist
10/28/2021
Rosie Cima of Rosie Cima and What She Dreamed discusses her welcome to DC’s music community and her approach to keeping it real in front of an audience.
Anne Wilsey
Program Specialist for the Luce Foundation Center
10/27/2021
Choose how to celebrate the season with two different ways to explore SAAM's collection
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
10/22/2021
Evoking Tommie Smith's legacy through a work of monumental sculpture
Sarah Newman
James Dicke Curator of Contemporary Art
10/22/2021
Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director, talks about how a variety of voices are represented in SAAM’s collections, galleries, and programming to reflect the complexity of American stories.
Stephanie Stebich
The Margaret and Terry Stent Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery
10/15/2021
On the surprising friendship between artists Yayoi Kusama and Joseph Cornell
Howard Kaplan
Writer
10/06/2021
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work.
Howard Kaplan
Writer
10/05/2021
An interview with the curator of Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano
Anne Showalter
Digital Interpretation Specialist
Alex Mann
Former Curator (Prints and Drawings)
09/29/2021
Celebrating Kay Sekimachi’s 95th birthday with a comic about her life and work
Howard Kaplan
Writer
09/24/2021
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a look into the diversity and depth of SAAM’s Latinx collection
Rebekah Mejorado
Public Relations Specialist
09/23/2021
Night Train 357 describes the importance of organization in a creative life and teases his new independent martial arts film.
Anne Wilsey
Program Specialist for the Luce Foundation Center
09/21/2021
Celebrating what would have been artist Alma Thomas’s 130th birthday with a comic about her life and work
Howard Kaplan
Writer
09/08/2021
Artworks in SAAM’s collection and the stories they tell us about 9/11
Howard Kaplan
Writer