Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this ...

Sherald’s oeuvre so far is singular in its advancement of the American Realist tradition of artists such as Edward Hopper, ...

Upon entry, visitors are greeted by a 55-foot-tall "Whirligig" wind-powered configuration, which sets the tone for the quirky art displayed inside. The American Visionary Art Museum exhibits ...

When Monica Hesse learned of President Donald Trump’s executive order to eradicate “corrosive ideology” at the Smithsonian museums, she planned to pen a full-throated rejection of his decree. You know ...

It’s tempting to list a visit to the Ogunquit Museum of American Art as a great rainy day activity. Doing so, however, would be a real disservice because one of the museum’s finest attractions is its ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Ernest, a lifelong Washington, D.C. resident, stands in the National Mall with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African ...

Several current exhibitions are listed in the order as evidence of the narrative the order seeks to eradicate, including a current show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum titled “The Shape ...

The Mad Potter of Biloxi: The Art & Life of George E. Ohr. New York: Abbeville Press, 1989. Clark, Robert J. The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916. Princeton: Princeton University Press, ...