Read the first-hand perspectives from the staff who preserve and document the history of the visual arts in America.
Matthew Simms, the Gerald and Bente Buck West Coast Collector for the Archives of American Art, takes a look at the papers of two California artist that were recently donated.
Collector Jacob Proctor shares highlights from the papers of filmmaker, author, and art critic Robert Hughes
National collector Josh T. Franco shares highlights from the Marjorie Kreilick papers that confirm her commitment to craft
Registrar and collections manager Susan Cary hits a home run with baseball finds from the collections
For American Archives Month, the Archives' staff share the tools that are essential to their work from analog to digital
Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America.
You can help make digitized historical documents more findable and useful by transcribing their text.
Visit the Archives of American Art project page in the Smithsonian Transcription Center now.
