New Acquisitions
The Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection, which includes artworks in all media—from painting and sculpture to film and media art, photographs, folk art, and contemporary craft—reveals key aspects of America's rich artistic and cultural history from the colonial period to today. In recent years, the museum's acquisition efforts have focused on strengthening its modern and contemporary collections.
Below are links to selected recent acquisitions.
2011
- 25 ninteenth-century patent models from the Rothschild Collection
- Carlos Almaraz, Night Magic (Blue Jester) (1988)
- Allan D’Arcangelo, US Highway 1 (1962)
- Samuel Colman, Clearing Storm at Gibraltar (ca. 1860)
- Four photographs by Christopher Dawson
- R. Luke DuBois, 41 letterpress prints from the portfolio Hindsight is Always 20/20 (2008)
- Herbert Ferber, Surrational Zeus (1947)
- Carmen Herrera, Blanco y Verde (1960)
- Felrath Hines, Radiant (1983)
- Matthias Pliessnig, Drift (2011)
- Alexis Rockman, Manifest Destiny (2003-2004)
- Albert Pinkham Ryder, The Lorelei (ca. 1896 - 1917)
- Lino Tagliapietra, Mandara (2005)
- Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja (2010)
- Ubaldo Vitali, Tureen for "Risotto alla Pescatore" (2001)
Click here for a full list of 2011 acquisitions.
Inquires about Donating Artworks
If you are an artist, collector, or dealer with an artwork you wish to be considered by the museum for acquisition, please follow the guidelines below. Do not submit original artworks, as the museum cannot return items to senders. Deliveries in person, via e-mail, or by telephone will not be considered.
Please send all unsolicited submissions to:
Curatorial Department
Smithsonian American Art Museum
MRC 970 PO Box 37012
Washington, DC 20013-7012
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