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Collections on View
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A beautiful bloom proclaims the perfection of nature. This exhibition explores how artists have drawn inspiration from flowers. The sketches and drawings on view are works in progress—seeds for future works of art—reflecting an artist’s unique procesBloom: Flowers in the Archives of American Art is now on view at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C.
News
Apr. 5, 2019
The Archives of American Art, the Lunder Institute, and the Cleveland Museum of Art invite early to mid-career academics to participate in a series of three workshops from 2019 through 2021 focused on teaching the history of American Art through primary sources. Please apply by May 15, 2019.
Jan. 15, 2019
The Dedalus Foundation Graduate Research Essay Prize at the Archives of American Art recognizes original research by a graduate student that engages in a substantial, meaningful way with the holdings of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art and focuses on studies related to painting, sculpture, and the allied arts from 1940 to the present day.
For more information on how to apply, please visit the Essay Prize page.
On the Blog
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May 22, 2019Acquisitions: Senga Nengudi Papers
Curator of African American manuscripts Erin Jenoa Gilbert highlights the Senga Nengudi Papers, recently acquired by the Archives of American Art. The following essay was originally published in the Spring 2019 issue (vol. 58, no. 1) of the Archives of American Art Journal.