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Mercury Glass Cane

https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/mercury-glass-cane-31524

ca. 1870-1910, blown glass with mercury, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.20

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On Paul Thek's Warrior's Leg

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/paul-theks-warriors-leg

Taking a closer look at Paul Thek's work that investigates the physical body and the body politic.

Joseph Cornell: Reaching for the Moon

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/joseph-cornell-reaching-moon

Artist Joseph Cornell created works that were inspired by his interest in the Space Age.

SAAM Arcade 2019: Representation Matters

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/saam-arcade-2019-representation-matters

This year's Arcade explores games that highlight voices from the LGBTQ+, mental health, and people of color communities.

Unforgettable: Jazz Singer Integriti Reeves Sings Nat King Cole

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/unforgettable-jazz-singer-integriti-reeves-sings-nat-king-cole

Jazz singer Integriti Reeves on her art, inspiration, and her upcoming Take5! concert performing songs of Nat King Cole.

Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives Major Grant for Five-Year Collaboration With Five Partner Museums Across the American West

https://americanart.si.edu/press/2019/08/smithsonian-american-art-museum-receives-major-grant-five-year-collaboration-five

Date:

July 8, 2019

Back in Bacne

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/back-bacne

Lauren Kalman's challenging work is meant to get under our skin.

50 Things about OBJECTS: USA at 50

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/50-things-about-objects-usa

Public programs coordinator Gloria Kenyon revisits the influential Objects: USA exhibition on its 50th anniversary

Fourth of July Journey Through American Art

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/fourth-july-journey-through-american-art

Whatever your plans for America's birthday, we have an artwork to fit. Pour yourself a lemonade, find a spot in the shade, and enjoy your holiday with a dash of American art.

Pitch Perfect: On David Levinthal, Roberto Clemente, and Baseball

https://americanart.si.edu/blog/pitch-perfect-david-levinthal-roberto-clemente-and-baseball

Anne Showalter, digital interpretation specialist at SAAM, reflects on David Levinthal's photo of Roberto Clemente, from the artist's baseball series.