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    Mar 23

    The Smithsonian Institution mourns the loss of eight people—seven of them women, six of whom were of Asian descent—who were killed last week when a gunman opened fire inside three spas located in Georgia. Find resources here:

    Please read the following statement, composed by members of the team and supported by the Smithsonian Institution.
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  2. Apr 15

    Happy Birthday to painter, printmaker, & sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (1912–2012)! 🎂 Born & raised in Washington, DC, Catlett is known for her socially conscious art that represented the struggles of African Americans. She later divided her time between New York & Mexico City.

    Lithograph of a close-up of a woman's face with leaves dangling above her head.
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  3. Apr 15

    Photographer & anthropologist spoke with Fernanda Espinosa as part of our Pandemic Oral History Project. This series of 85 interviews with American artists & art world figures is available on our website. Watch hers here:

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  4. Apr 15

    Ever wonder how digital material comes to the Archives? Get a sneak peek TODAY: 💻📦🥪 Special thanks to the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, whose gifts support important programs like Unboxed Lunch!

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  5. Apr 14

    The support of friends like you opens paths to explore the many projects that never materialized within the Archives’ holdings, such as Robert Smithson’s 1966 plans for the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport 🛄✈️ To make a gift to the Archives today, visit: .

    Blueprint sketch of Robert Smithson's plans for the Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport.
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  6. Apr 14

    Frederick Hammersley was one of the legendary “Four Abstract Classicists.” 🎨 This group ventured into a new style of painting, called “hard-edge.” What is “hard-edge painting,” you ask? Learn from our national collector tomorrow, during Unboxed Lunch: 🥪

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  7. Apr 13

    Margery Ryerson was a painter, printmaker, illustrator, educator, and writer in New York, NY. The finding aid to her papers is now online:

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  8. Apr 13

    Painter Judith Bernstein was interviewed as part of the Archives’ Pandemic Oral History Project. This series of 85 newly conducted interviews of American artists & art world figures is now available on our website. Watch here:

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  9. Apr 13

    Zipora Lillian Schreiber was a painter and archaeologist in Boston, Massachusetts. A finding aid to her papers is now online:

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  10. Apr 13

    Register here - - to see this guy talk about the guy who created the work behind him, at 📸 Josh T. Franco standing in front of Frederick Hammersley’s Common Courtesy (1970). Photo by George Apodaca. New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe.

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  11. Apr 12

    Don't miss this rare chance to step behind the curtain of our born-digital program 👀🔍💻 Register here:

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  12. Apr 11

    It's ! We’re celebrating with a ca. 1940 photograph of Japanese born American painter, photographer, & printmaker, , seated holding a dog. Photographer unknown. 📸Miscellaneous photographs collection, circa 1845-1980

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  13. Apr 9

    Kay Sage (1898–1963) was a painter and poet born near Albany, NY who was affiliated with the Surrealist movement and the American vanguard. See a selection of her poetry and correspondence:

    WEARINESS I am weary of striving I want to sleep And have someone read to me The books of other people. And then I grow weary Of sleeping And I want to write the books Which other people read. Rapallo, 1925
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  14. Apr 9

    📣 Sign up now for a very special edition of Unboxed Lunch! Register here: 🥪🍎📦 Thank you to the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, whose gifts to the Archives of American Art make innovative programs like Unboxed Lunch possible.

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  15. Apr 8

    Bob & Bob (Francis Shishim and Paul Velik) were interviewed as part of the Archives’ Pandemic Oral History Project. This series of 85 newly conducted interviews of American artists & art world figures is now available on our website. Watch here:

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  16. Apr 7

    Spring is in the air at the Archives of American Art! 🍃 Thanks to the generosity of friends like you, dormant seeds of discovery live on within the Archives 🌸 To make a donation today, visit:

    Color painting of a budding tree on a hill on the page of a memorial album. The painting is within a circular border and extending onto the page are a few small tree branches with blossoming flowers.
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  17. Apr 6

    The papers of New York sculptor and educator Concetta Maria Scaravaglione have been processed and a finding aid is online:

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  18. Apr 6

    The records of Arwin Galleries (est. 1963-1981), a contemporary art gallery in Detroit, have been processed and a finding aid is now available:

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  19. Apr 6

    Experimental filmmaker was interviewed for the Archives' Pandemic Oral History Project. of 85 interviews with American artists & art world figures is available on our website. Watch hers here:

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  20. Apr 3

    Happy Jazz Appreciation Month! 🎷🎹🎺Here's some choice images from the archives to peruse while you listen 🎶😎🎶

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  21. Apr 2

    Caitlin Murray, Director of Archives and Programs at Judd Foundation, was interviewed for the Archives' Pandemic Oral History Project. This series of 85 newly conducted interviews of American art world figures is available on our website. Watch here:

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