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May. 1, 2017 | Press Release

Archives of American Art Launches Online Guide Documenting American Art in Chicago

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art and the Terra Foundation for American Art today announced the launch of a new online guide to American art-related archival collections in the Chicago area. A $413,000 grant from the Chicago-based Terra Foundation supported a comprehensive survey of art-related archives in more than 75 Chicago-area institutions. This new resource has been published on an interactive platform on the Archives’ newly redesigned website.
Apr. 27, 2017 | Press Release

Archives of American Art Announces Grant From the Henry Luce Foundation To Expand Its Collections on African American Art and Artists

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art announced that it has received a $575,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a three-year African American Collecting Initiative. While the Archives has collected the papers and oral histories of important figures in African American art from its founding in 1954, the grant will advance the process of building and strengthening the collection.

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