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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
Sep. 13, 2019
The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, the Lunder Institute for American Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art have joined forces to present a series of three unique workshops to create innovative, adaptable models for teaching the history of American art with primary sources.
Earlier in the year, through a competitive application process, ten teachers were selected to participate in all three of the upcoming workshops. We are delighted to announce our cohort:
Sep. 13, 2019
The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution (the Archives), announced today that it has received a major gift of records from Andrea Rosen, the trailblazing art dealer whose eponymous gallery opened in 1990 in New York City. The 250 linear feet of records comprehensively document Rosen’s notable exhibitions, which began at the original gallery at 130 Prince Street in SoHo and, after 1997, the 525 West 24th Street space. Artist and exhibition files include photographs, correspondence, checklists, price lists, and press clippings.
On the Blog
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September 10, 2019One Spot of Normalcy: Chiura Obata’s Art Schools
Using the papers of artist Chiura Obata, archivist Rihoko Ueno tells the story of how he established art schools at the Tanforan and Topaz incarceration camps during World War II.