Commons:Smithsonian American Art Museum

Context

The w:Smithsonian American Art Museum was the nation's first collection of American art. Acquiring their first pieces in 1829 but not founded as a museum until 1910, the museum houses works from more than 7,000 artists and representing a wild variety of different time periods and art styles including:

• Masters such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg.
• The largest collection of New Deal art
• A growing w:contemporary art collection
• Guilded Age masterpieces and colonial portraits
• The building itself is a w:National Historic Landmark

In February 2020, the Smithsonian launched their open access initiative, placing more than 2 million items in the public domain.

Presentation

In the summer of 2012 the Smithsonian American Art Museum provided 30 images of masterpieces for the edit-a-thon Masterpiece Museum.

Protagonists

• Georgina Goodlander: In charge of Smithsonian American Art Museum Web and Social Media.

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Reporting

Press coming soon.

See also

Smithsonian American Art Museum website