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A watercolor of a town with a dust storm
Standing Together
A Conversation about American Art and Anti-Asian Sentiment in the Age of COVID-19
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Black and Latinx Art Activism in Los Angeles, 1968 – 1984
A closer look at Black and Latinx art spaces and activism in L.A.
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Jesús Moroles
born Corpus Christi, TX 1950-died Jarrell, TX 2015

Born in 1950 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Moroles grew up in Dallas and graduated with a B.F.A. from North Texas State University in 1978.

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A photograph of an artist in their studio.
Rowland Ricketts
Rowland Ricketts with Norbert Herber and 450 participants, Ai no Keshiki – Indigo Views, 2017–18 and 2020, faded indigo cloth and sound, dimensions variable, Collection of the Citizen’s Cultural Division, Tokushima Prefectural Office, until each cloth is returned to participants. Installation view, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, 2018. Photo by Rowland Ricketts
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Georgia O’Keeffe
born Sun Prairie, WI 1887-died Santa Fe, NM 1986

Painter.

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William Edmondson
born Nashville, TN 1874-died Nashville, TN 1951

William Edmondson, son of Tennessee slaves, did not consider himself an artist when he began carving around 1932, after retiring from his job as a laborer.

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A photograph of a woman talking to a classroom remotely while also showing them a powerpoint on a split screen.
Classroom Videoconferences
Explore U.S. history and culture through a free interactive videoconference. Museum presenters create connections between American art and your curriculum, engaging students and lifelong learners at schools, libraries, and senior centers throughout North America. Artful Connections programs promote collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and communication via discussion.
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
born Pittsburgh, PA 1859-died Paris, France 1937

Working in France after 1891, Henry Ossawa Tanner achieved an international reputation largely through his religious paintings.

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Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.
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Sam Gilliam
born Tupelo, MS 1933-died Washington, DC 2022

Gilliam is an innovative color field painter who has advanced the inventions associated with the Washington Color School.

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Tom Uttech
born Merrill, WI 1942
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Jaune Quick-To-See Smith Comic - Cover
Becoming an Artist: A Comic About Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith was born on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana in 1940. As a child, she escaped her harsh world through books and the drawings her father made for her. Now, she uses her art to powerfully express her beliefs.
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Regional Artist Bibilography 
A list of publications that describe American art and artists from specific regions of the country or in certain states.  If these publications are not available through your local library, ask the librarian if these books can be obtained for you through inter-library loan.
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum logo in black.
New Acquisitions
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, which includes artworks in all media—from paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings to to time-based media, photographs, self-taught art, and contemporary craft—reveals key aspects of the rich artistic and cultural history of the United States from the eighteenth century to today.
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