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October 20, 2015

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News

Anne Helmreich has been named the director of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, effective Feb. 27, 2023. Helmreich is currently the associate director of grants programming at the Getty Foundation and brings 35 years of experience in higher education and arts administration to this new role.

Stay informed of recently acquired collections, documents, and items that contribute to the Archives of American Art holdings.

Blog

National collector Josh T. Franco shares highlights from the Robert B. and Beatrice C. Mayer Family Collection Records

Inside the Archives

Department of Housing and Urban Development Office Building, ca. 1968

Department of Housing and Urban Development Office Building, ca. 1968

A focused oral history initiative of interviews with twenty artists who produced major works of art for the Fine Arts or Art in Architecture program of the U.S. General Services Administration.

 

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