Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

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

The Art of Environmental Conservation

A look at landscapes in SAAM’s collection and the wildlife that lives beyond the paintings

An illustrated group of 10 women artists

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

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Drawn to Tiffany Chung

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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Discovering William H. Johnson’s Hidden Stories

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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"

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Comic Series Presents Ten (More) Stories About Visionaries and Rule Breakers

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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Artists at the Center: Celebrating Black History Month

An illustration of a stamp featuring the face of Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis and Her Stamp on American Art

SAAM's Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey and Dean Howarth take a closer look at mastodon bones in the exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture. Charles Willson Peale's painting in the background shows similar bones. Photo by Carol Wilson

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

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