Ranked #1
Modern American Realism with art historian William Kloss
Modern American Realism with art historian William Kloss
Though presented under the title Modern American Realism, much of the art in the Sara Roby Foundation Collection struggl... Read more
24 Mar 2014
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #2
"Four Photographers on Three Wheels: William Eggleston's Tricycle and Before"
"Four Photographers on Three Wheels: William Eggleston's Tricycle and Before"
Mark Feeney is the arts and photography critic for the Boston Globe and winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for criticism.... Read more
30 Dec 2013
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44mins
Ranked #3
Photography Changes Everything
Photography Changes Everything
Photography Changes Everything, a new book from the Smithsonian and the Aperture Foundation, uses the visual assets of t... Read more
8 Jan 2014
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #4
Nam June Paik: Performing the Moving Image 1959-1970
Nam June Paik: Performing the Moving Image 1959-1970
"Nam June Paik: Performing the Moving Image 1959-1970," John Hanhardt, senior curator, Smithsonian American Art Museum
18 Sep 2013
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29mins
Ranked #5
Latino Artists on Race, Representation, and African Diasporic Culture
Latino Artists on Race, Representation, and African Diasporic Culture
Artists María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, and Freddy Rodriguez discuss the varied ways in which they en... Read more
27 Mar 2014
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #6
Artist Talk with April Gornik
Artist Talk with April Gornik
April Gornik discusses her dramatic American landscapes including Virga, recently added to the museum's collection. Gorn... Read more
4 Apr 2014
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #7
Framing the West: The Survey Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Framing the West: The Survey Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (1840--1882) was a photographer for two of the most ambitious geographical surveys of the nineteen... Read more
16 Jan 2014
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15mins
Ranked #8
Carving Myths Out of History- The Dying Tecumseh
Carving Myths Out of History- The Dying Tecumseh
To mark the bicentennial of Tecumseh's death and celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, curator Karen Lemmey leads a gallery ... Read more
16 Jan 2014
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1hr 28mins
Ranked #9
Defining and Defying Latino Art: A Conversation with Five Artists
Defining and Defying Latino Art: A Conversation with Five Artists
Join us for an engaging conversation with Elia Alba, María Martínez-Cañas, Miguel Luciano, Amalia Mesa-Bains, and Jesús ... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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1hr 35mins
Ranked #10
Artist Talk with Karen LaMonte
Artist Talk with Karen LaMonte
Karen LaMonte developed a unique process in creating her hauntingly sensual glass garments. She discusses her work titl... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #11
Mary Ellen Mark: Nothing's More Interesting than Reality
Mary Ellen Mark: Nothing's More Interesting than Reality
Celebrate FotoWeekDC when internationally renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark discusses her work and career. Mark is a... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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1hr 26mins
Ranked #12
Inka Essenhigh: James Renwick Alliance Distinguished Artist Talk
Inka Essenhigh: James Renwick Alliance Distinguished Artist Talk
This inaugural lecture honors James F. Dicke II, the museum's former Commission Chair, for his outstanding leadership an... Read more
10 Jan 2014
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51mins
Ranked #13
Harry Gamboa Jr: Erased-Limits and Borders
Harry Gamboa Jr: Erased-Limits and Borders
Artist and author Harry Gamboa Jr. reflects on the social and personal conditions of Chicanos during the second half of ... Read more
9 Jan 2014
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #14
Collectors' Roundtable with Robert Lehrman
Collectors' Roundtable with Robert Lehrman
Collectors' Roundtable with Robert Lehrman. This annual series provides insight and invaluable advice on collecting art... Read more
8 Jan 2014
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #15
Japanese Influence on American Craft
Japanese Influence on American Craft
This program made possible by the James Renwick Alliance. The James Renwick Alliance's annual symposium features four pa... Read more
18 Dec 2013
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1hr 48mins
Ranked #16
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art
E. Carmen Ramos, Ph.D, Curator of Latino Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, delivers the keynote address at the... Read more
13 Dec 2013
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38mins
Ranked #17
The Coming Storm: The Civil War and American Art with Eleanor Jones Harvey
The Coming Storm: The Civil War and American Art with Eleanor Jones Harvey
Eleanor Jones Harvey, Curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, explores the intersections between American art, l... Read more
13 Dec 2013
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #18
Spark: How Creativity Works with Julie Burstein
Spark: How Creativity Works with Julie Burstein
Through stories from some of America’s greatest artists, writers, directors, and musicians, Burstein will trace the root... Read more
13 Dec 2013
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1hr 31mins
Ranked #19
"Bamboo Cinema, Blind Landscape, and Stacked Waters" with Artist Teresita Fernandez
"Bamboo Cinema, Blind Landscape, and Stacked Waters" with Artist Teresita Fernandez
Teresita Fernández is a contemporary artist based in New York. Her large-scale, sculptural works showcase her interest i... Read more
2 Dec 2013
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #20
Artist Sarah Sze
Artist Sarah Sze
Sarah Sze constructs extraordinary sculptures through an intricate assemblage of household objects. Her site-specific in... Read more
2 Dec 2013
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1hr 17mins