Howard Kaplan

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Why I Am Not a Painter: on Michael Goldberg's Sardines

What happens when poet Frank O'Hara walks into Mike Goldberg's studio while he's working on a painting?

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Presenting Ten More Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM's Collection

The Drawn to Art comic series continues to share the lives of women artists you should know

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Drawn to Anni Albers

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
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A Closer Look at Kay WalkingStick's Distinguished Career

Our video series American Art Moments takes a closer look at the artist's career through three paintings new to SAAM’s collection
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Drawn to Mickalene Thomas

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
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Drawn to Edmonia Lewis

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
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Taking a Closer Look at James Hampton’s The Throne of the Third Heaven

Our video series American Art Moments takes a closer look at a powerful yet enigmatic installation in SAAM’s collection by a self-taught artist

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Black Friday Art Browsing

Not to be shady, but sometimes the cure for Black Friday stress is art

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Drawn to Maria Oakey Dewing

Celebrating Maria Oakey Dewing with a comic about her life and work
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When Kusama Met Cornell

On the surprising friendship between artists Yayoi Kusama and Joseph Cornell

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Drawn to Carmen Herrera

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work.
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Happy Birthday, Kay Sekimachi

Celebrating Kay Sekimachi’s 95th birthday with a comic about her life and work
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Happy Birthday, Alma Thomas

Celebrating what would have been artist Alma Thomas’s 130th birthday with a comic about her life and work
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The Art of Remembering 9/11

Artworks in SAAM’s collection and the stories they tell us about 9/11

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Connecting with Nam June Paik’s Electronic Superhighway

Reflecting on Paik's innovative installation with a new installment of the video series American Art Moments

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Drawn to Corita Kent

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
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Drawn to Romaine Brooks

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work
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New Comic Series Presents Ten Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM’s Collection

SAAM Debuts Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists
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A Brush with History: Good Hair Advice Is Never Out of Style

Three years ago we imagined the letters of nineteenth-century portrait sitters to Jonathan Van Ness, star of the Netflix’s series Queer Eye. With so many of us looking for advice about how to tame our unmanageable pandemic hair, we thought we’d take another look.

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New Deal Arts in Focus: Subway

Our video series American Art Moments takes a closer look at an important New Deal painting in SAAM’s collection
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