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The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to announce that it has acquired the papers of noted critic, writer, and broadcaster Robert Hughes. Measuring approximately 28 linear feet, the collection documents Hughes’s life and multifaceted career through extensive personal and professional correspondence; notebooks; drafts of articles, lectures, documentaries, and book projects; audio and video recordings; photographs; press clippings; and other personal records.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to announce the election of George Frederick Mead Merck as the new chair of the Archives’ Board of Trustees, effective March 1, 2022.  Merck will succeed Bridget Moore, who served as chair of the board since October 2018 and has been named trustee emerita, also effective March 1.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution is pleased to announce that the recently acquired four volumes of diaries by art conservator and World War II Monuments Man, Lieutenant Commander George Leslie Stout are now fully digitized and available online.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, has acquired the archival materials of Jerry Dreva, the noted contemporary artist and founding member of conceptual rock band Les Petites Bon-bons.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to launch episode five of Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art, highlighting the voices and stories of artists who participated in the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, otherwise known at ACT UP, a grassroots group formed in 1987 to fight AIDS.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, is pleased to announce Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art, a new podcast series showcasing one of the oldest, largest, and most respected oral history collections in the world.

The Archives of American Art is pleased to announce the appointment of Jenny L. Williams, as associate director for advancement. Williams will be based in the Archives’ Washington, D.C. Headquarters. For the time being, she will work remotely in Washington, as the Archives’ research centers remain temporarily closed due to COVID-19.

The papers of Nancy Holt (1938–2014), a founding member of the earth, land, and conceptual art movements, will now be a part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art. Holt’s papers document the development of her art and ideas over the course of more than four decades, her network of artist peers, her personal life, and her care for the legacy of Robert Smithson.

The Archives of American Art is pleased to invite applications from postsecondary teachers to participate in a series of two professional development workshops, held virtually in August and September 2021, focused on teaching the history of American art with primary sources.

The Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, announced today that it has received a major gift of records of the Allan Stone Gallery. The visionary connoisseur and dealer Allan Stone (1932–2006) founded his eponymous gallery on December 7, 1960. These voluminous records date from the gallery’s inception on the Upper East Side through 2019, and include correspondence, price lists, invoices, annotated calendars, photographs, gallery publications, and news clippings. This collection is a significant addition to the Archives’ holdings of more than 200 gallery records documenting the American art market from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.