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Rare 19th-Century Silhouette Album’s Secrets Unlocked

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael 18 hours agoMarch 21, 2023

Traveling portrait artist William Bache’s album depicts famous figures like Thomas Jefferson as well as people whose identity was previously unknown.

Posted inNews

Smithsonian to House Repatriated Yemeni Artifacts

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

The National Museum of Asian Art will temporarily store the 77 cultural relics as looting and destruction of antiquities continues in the war-torn country.

Posted inArt

Seven Stamps to Inspire Letter-Writing

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

USPS Director of Stamp Services William Gicker shares a selection of standouts over the years.

Posted inNews

Native Artist’s Work Enters the National Gallery Collection

Avatar photo by Taylor Michael February 5, 2023February 6, 2023

“Untitled” (1961) by George Morrison is the first work by a Native American artist to join the museum’s Abstract Expressionist collection.

Posted inArt

How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 21, 2022February 7, 2023

“Grotesque Head of an Old Woman,” recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art, is one of several studies by Leonardo exploring exaggerated facial expression.

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Reggaetonero J Balvin Named Hirshhorn Museum’s “Cultural Ambassador”

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

The Colombian singer has come under scrutiny in the past for what some consider to be his appropriation of Afro-Caribbean musical traditions.

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Fauci and Williams Sisters Honored in New Portraits Headed to DC

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 1, 2022November 2, 2022

The National Portrait Gallery has revealed its newest commissions, including works by David Hockney, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Robert Pruitt.

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I Am Not a “Gypsy”

Avatar photo by Cristiana Grigore October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Often, there is a disconnect between the museum world and Roma representation. One exhibition at the National Gallery of Art proves that it doesn’t have to be this way.

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From Student to Stage: An Exhibition Designer Lights Up The Arena

by George Washington University October 28, 2022October 27, 2022

Nora Neely, a recent graduate of the George Washington University’s Exhibition Design program, now builds arena stages.

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Whoops! Turns Out Vermeer Didn’t Paint “Girl With a Flute”

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

The National Gallery of Art discovered that a student or associate painted the famous work.

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The US Could Get Its First National LGBTQ+ History Museum

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie October 9, 2022October 7, 2022

But the upcoming midterm elections could ultimately decide the fate of the fledgling museum.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Invites Applications for 2023–2024 Research Fellowships

Avatar photo by Smithsonian American Art Museum September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

Residential fellowships at SAAM and its Renwick Gallery provide funding, collections access, and professional advancement to scholars researching the art, craft, and visual culture of the US.

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