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Regional Artist Bibilography 
A list of publications that describe American art and artists from specific regions of the country or in certain states.  If these publications are not available through your local library, ask the librarian if these books can be obtained for you through inter-library loan.
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum logo in black.
New Acquisitions
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, which includes artworks in all media—from paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings to to time-based media, photographs, self-taught art, and contemporary craft—reveals key aspects of the rich artistic and cultural history of the United States from the eighteenth century to today.
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¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now
November 20 - November 22, 2020 and May 14, 2021 - August 8, 2021
In the 1960s, activist Chicano artists forged a remarkable history of printmaking that remains vital today.
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James Hampton, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, ca. 1950-1964, mixed media, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of anonymous donors, 1970.353.1-.134
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations’ Millennium General Assembly
ca. 1950-1964

The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly is a complex work of art created by James Hampton over a period of fourteen years.

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Symposium Speaker Bios and Abstracts — The Course of Empires
Biographies and abstracts for the 2017 symposium "The Course of Empires: American-Italian Cultural Relations, 1770-1980"
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William H. Johnson
born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970

By almost any standard, William H. Johnson (1901–1970) can be considered a major American artist. He produced hundreds of works in a virtuosic, eclectic career that spanned several decades as well as several continents.

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