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From the Smithsonian Museums

Five screen video installation

A Meditation on the Legacy of Frederick Douglass by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass.

Bright print showing a hot dog bridge under a rainbow.

Fourth of July Journey Through American Art

Large-scale installation, "The Throne of the Third Heaven," made of many silver and gold component parts.

Caring for an American Art Treasure

Painting with a dark blue center circle surrounded by concentric circles of reds, oranges, and yellow

Reflecting on the Natural Wonders of an Eclipse

Carved wooden figure of San Miguel en Lucha con el Demonio

Conservation of Wooden Figures from the Vidal Collection

Painting of a marsh with the U.S. capital in the background.

The Art of Environmental Conservation

An illustrated group of 10 women artists

Drawn to Art Returns With Ten New Digital Comics About Inspiring Women

Queer Houses of Brooklyn

Celebrating Pride: LGBTQ+ Artists to Know

Clemens Mary Heye bottle

The Wonder and Precision of Sand Art

A brown, ceramic vessel with an inscription and the artist's name "Dave" carved around the opening.

David ​'Dave' Drake: Potter and Poet

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Exploring Border Stories with Artist Tanya Aguiñiga

Jesse Treviño speaking in front of guests. His artwork "Mi Vida" is projected behind him.

Remembering Artist and Veteran Jesse Treviño

An illustrated portrait of the artist Augusta Savage in black and white

Drawn to Augusta Savage

A drawing of a bat.

What We Do In the Art Museum Shadows

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Using 3D Imaging To Preserve Chicana Artist Judy Baca’s Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Judy Baca On Her Mural "Uprising of the Mujeres"

Portrait of Cesar Chavez in the style of a U.S. postage stamp

Chicanx Graphic Arts in Focus: "Homenaje a Cesar Chavez"

Two people stand in front of a pink neon sign that states "This Present Moment Used to Be the Unimaginable Future"

This Present Moment Is Here and Now

A black and white photograph of artist Augusta Savage standing next to her sculpture

Presenting Ten More Visionaries and Rule Breakers in SAAM's Collection

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Remembering Carmen Herrera

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