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Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution The world’s preeminent resource dedicated to collecting and preserving the papers and primary records of the visual arts in America.Pushing the Envelope: Mail Art from the Archives of American ArtMail art (alternatively called “correspondence art” or “postal art”) emerged as a form of artistic practice in which an international network of participants use the mail to make art and share it with others regarding culture and communications, creatively sidestepping the art market and, in many instances, eluding government censors. November 26, 2019 - November 29, 2020What is Feminist Art? Organized by Curator of Manuscripts Mary Savig, the exhibition revisits a 1977 exhibition atLos Angeles’ Woman’s Building, a feminist art school, gallery, and community space founded by Judy Chicago, Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, and Arlene Raven in 1971. The Archives, which holds the Woman’s Building papers in its collections, will reconsider this exhibition by showing responses from the 1977 show alongside new submissions by both original participating artists as well as a new generation of diverse artists. Approximately 75 works will be on view. What is Feminist Art? is now on view at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C. Statement From Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch May. 31, 2020 "Like many Americans, watching multiple incidents of deadly violence against black people unfold before our eyes has left us feeling demoralized and distraught, aghast and angry. Not only have we been forced to grapple with the impact of a global pandemic, we have been forced to confront the reality that, despite gains made in the past fifty years, we are still a nation riven by inequality and racial division. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Announces the Appointments of Ben Gillespie as Oral Historian and Jacob Proctor as the Gilbert and Ann Kinney New York Collector May. 14, 2020 The Archives of American Art is pleased to announce the appointments of Ben Gillespie, as oral historian and Jacob Proctor as the Gilbert and Ann Kinney New York Collector. Guest author Laurie Stepp shares highlights from the Artists Talk on Art Records.  A virtual repository of a substantial cross-section of the Archives most significant collections.Visit theTerra Foundation Center for Digital Collections Original material can be consulted by appointment in ourWashington, D.C. Headquarters.Select holdings are available on microfilm at the Archives offices in Washington, D.C. andat our New York Office.Copies of unrestricted microfilm materials can be obtained through one of our affiliated research centers. Internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities provide students and lifelong learners with the ability to contribute to the study and preservation of visual arts records in America. Through collecting, preserving, and providing access to our collections, the Archives inspires new ways of interpreting the visual arts in America and allows current and future generations to piece together the nation s rich artistic and cultural heritage. We use Constant Contact, a third party e-newsletter service. Their Privacy Statement applies to your use of this service.

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The Archives of American Art is the world’s preeminent and most widely used research center dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to primary sources that document the history of the visual arts in America. Our resources serve as reference for dissertations, exhibitions, catalogs, articles, and books on American art and artists.

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