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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Guide to Photography
New Guide to Photography and Photographers in the Archives of American Art The Archives is proud to be one of several supporters of Oral History Interviews Exhibition in DC Speaking of Art: Selections from the Archives of American Art’s Oral History Collection, 1958-2008 |
News & UpdatesArchives Hosts Lunch Lectures for FotoWeek DC
We are proud to support this first annual gathering of the photography community in the nation’s capital from Nov. 15-22. ![[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. ![[Thumbnail for Recently Added]](/images/news/newsitem_52.jpg) Recently Added
The Rembrandt and Harriet Peale Papers have been digitized and added to
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