Howard Kaplan

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Comic Series Presents Ten (More) Stories About Visionaries and Rule Breakers

The comic series Drawn to Art, published online by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, features tales of inspiring women artists.

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Women Artists
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Drawn to Tiffany Chung

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Drawn to Sarah Goodridge

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Drawn to Loïs Mailou Jones

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Women Artists
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Drawn to Kay WalkingStick

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work.

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Women Artists
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Drawn to Sonya Clark

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Drawn to Ester Hernandez

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work.

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Drawn to Judy Baca

Judith Baca is a Chicana artist, professor, arts administrator, community leader, and social and cultural activist, whose murals and paintings give voice to underrepresented communities.

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Drawn to Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

Native American artist and curator, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith combines her life experiences and tribal ties in her expressive artworks.

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Women Artists
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Drawn to Augusta Savage

In addition to her own success, Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage dedicated her career to creating opportunities for Black artists.

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Women Artists
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Drawn to Nellie Mae Rowe

Nellie Mae Rowe’s desire to define herself sparked a joyful and colorful body of art that suffused her home and yard.

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Women Artists
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Artists, Friends, Lovers: Paul Cadmus and George Tooker

Celebrating Pride with paintings by two artists whose lives intersected and whose artworks explore similar themes

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Exhibitions

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Pride
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Drawn to Romaine Brooks

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Pride

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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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From the Collection
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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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Women Artists
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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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Women Artists
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Drawn to Edmonia Lewis

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work

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Women Artists
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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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