Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Mission

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is America's first federal art collection, dedicated to the enjoyment and understanding of American art. The museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of our country's artists, whose works are windows on the American experience.

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Graphic Masters II - Highlights from The Smithsonian American Art Museum - Exhibition

Graphic Masters II: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the second in a series of special installations, celebrates the extraordinary variety and accomplishment... Read more

The Honor of Your Company Is Requested - President Lincoln's Inaugural Ball - Exhibition

Travel back 143 years to the revelry of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural ball. This small, focused exhibition celebrates the president's second inaugural ball, held on March 6,... Read more

1934 - A New Deal For Artists

This exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Program by drawing on Smithsonian American Art Museum's unparalleled collection of paintings created for... Read more