SAAM Stories
Talking With Our Hands: Nail Art Inspiration at the Smithsonian Finding ourselves in art, objects, and stories.Howard KaplanWriter

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

Saisha Grayson
Curator of Time-Based Media

12/27/2024
Artists have been capturing all the different moods of light for millennia. American artists such as members of the Hudson River School, or the American impressionists, managed to capture light as a way of defining the landscape.

Howard Kaplan
Writer

Education
11/05/2024
SAAM's Education Department serves teachers and students in rural communities.

Phoebe Hillemann
Teacher Institutes Educator

How Consuelo Jimenez Underwood weaves lived experiences into her artwork.
Amy Fox
Social Media and Digital Content Specialist

Artist L’Merchie Frazier threads thoughtful parallels to centuries of fiber art traditions.

Katie Hondorf
Public Affairs Specialist

Women Artists
07/11/2024
Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and work.

Howard Kaplan
Writer

From the Collection
07/02/2024
Whatever your plans for America's birthday, we have an artwork to fit. Pour yourself a lemonade, find a spot in the shade, and enjoy your holiday with a dash of American art.
Amy Fox
Social Media and Digital Content Specialist

Celebrating the renowned artist with a comic about her life and art.

Howard Kaplan
Writer

SAAM's educators invite students and visitors to reflect on William H. Johnson's portraits and make connections to our world today.
Emily Berg

Phoebe Hillemann
Teacher Institutes Educator