Explore the ArchivesSince 1954, the Archives has collected roughly 16 million letters, photographs, diaries, oral history interviews, sketches, scrapbooks, business records, and other documents that support the study of the history of the visual arts in America.
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Support Our Annual Appeal! When you support our annual appeal, your generosity will ensure that the Archives is able to continue to give voice to the extraordinary human stories behind America’s art and artists. Oral History Interviews Exhibition in DC Speaking of Art: Selections from the Archives of American Art’s Oral History Collection, 1958-2008 |
News & Updates![[Thumbnail for New Collections Online]](/images/news/newsitem_55.jpg) New Collections Online
The papers of Oscar Bluemner and Gifford Beal have been digitized and added to Collections Online ![[Thumbnail for Photography Guide]](/images/news/newsitem_54.jpg) Photography Guide
New Guide to Photography and Photographers in the Archives of American Art. ![[Thumbnail for Additional Portraits of Artists Now on Flickr]](/images/news/newsitem_53.jpg) Additional Portraits of Artists Now on Flickr
The Smithsonian continues to provide new images weekly to the Flickr Commons, a photo-sharing website. More News & Events |