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Landscape of mountains with Native motifs overlayed.

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

An illustration of a young Black artist painting a portrait. Above the text reads "I could afford yarn...glitter...rhinestones..."

Drawn to Mickalene Thomas

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

Two panels of an illustrated comic. On the left, the artist is sculpting marble while people look on in the foreground. On the left, she stands in front of the finished artwork "The Death of Cleopatra."

Drawn to Edmonia Lewis

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

A large-scale throne made of found objects.

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

Black Friday Art Browsing

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

Illustration of a woman standing in a garden, holding a paintbrush.

Drawn to Maria Oakey Dewing

Celebrating Maria Oakey Dewing with a comic about her life and work

Detail from a painting. Orange and blue organic shapes on a dark blue background.

When Kusama Met Cornell

On the surprising friendship between artists Yayoi Kusama and Joseph Cornell

An illustration of a woman standing in front of a wall of colorful, abstract art.

Drawn to Carmen Herrera

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

An illustration of a young woman with dark hair weaving holding a shuttle in her hand and is sitting a loom, weaving.

Drawn to Kay Sekimachi

Celebrating Kay Sekimachi’s 95th birthday with a comic about her life and work

A detail of a comic book cover showing a young African American girl with a paintbrush in her hand

Happy Birthday, Alma Thomas

Celebrating what would have been artist Alma Thomas’s 130th birthday with a comic about her life and work

A black and white photograph of three women looking in the near distance with shocked looks on their faces

The Art of Remembering ⁹⁄₁₁

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

Two visitors wearing cloth masks stand in front of the "Electronic Superhighway" installation. One is pointing at the artwork.

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

An illustration of a nun creating a screenprint

Drawn to Corita Kent

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

Collage of two comic covers: "Mickalene Thomas: Portrait" and "Berenice Abbott: Picturing a City"

New Comic Series Presents Ten Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM’s Collection

SAAM Debuts Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists

A painting of Mrs. Charles Boynton Darling.

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.