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  • Vaquero installation
    Picture This: Installing Vaquero
    On Thursday, SAAM preparators reinstalled Luis Jiménez’s Vaquero at the north entrance of the building.
  • American Art's Meet Me at Midnight
    Meet Me at Midnight
    Today we are launching Meet Me at Midnight, an interactive art mystery Web site for kids. It's perfect for eight- to ten-year-olds and is meant to be a fun intro to visiting the museum and seeing some cool artwork. Of course, we hope to teach a little something along the way.
  • Before and after renovation Lincoln Gallery
    Before and After
    Last week Kriston posted his impressions of the newly renovated Old Patent Office building which will house SAAM and the National Portrait Gallery come July 1.
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    Speaking of Pictures: Abbott Handerson Thayer
    Check out SAAM’s new Interact feature—Speaking of Pictures—which allows you to roll over an art image to find hidden meanings.
  • Grant Wood's Studio
    Grant Wood’s Studio
    Grant Wood’s iconic work, American Gothic, makes a return visit to Washington for the first time in 40 years. See it—along with lesser-known gems, such as Corn Cob Chandelier— in Grant Wood’s Studio: Birthplace of American Gothic.
  • Blog Image 264 - William Christenberry on Eye Level
    Ask the Artist: William Christenberry
    Today, an introduction to one of the first exhibitions to be installed: Passing Time: the Art of William Christenberry. Christenberry works in a variety of media including painting, photography, and sculpture, often using the rural landscape of his native Alabama as his subject.