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Earth Wind and Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire by Bruce W. Talamon

Credit: “Earth, Wind & Fire” by Bruce W. Talamon, inkjet print, 1978 (printed 2019). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired through the generosity of Randi Charno Levine. © 2018 Bruce W. Talamon. All Rights Reserved.

National Portrait Gallery To Premiere New Commissions and Recently Acquired Portraits of 2019 American Portrait Gala Honorees
09.25.2019
Portrait Gallery New Acquisitions
Lin-Manuel Miranda by Mark Seliger
Lin-Manuel Miranda by Mark Seliger

Lin-Manuel Miranda by Mark Seliger

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Indra Nooyi by Jon R. Friedman sitting in an orange chair with a red wall behind her.
Indra Nooyi by Jon R. Friedman

Indra Nooyi by Jon R. Friedman
A commission of the National Portrait Gallery

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Jeffrey P. Bezos by Robert McCurdy
Jeffrey P. Bezos by Robert McCurdy

Jeffrey P. Bezos by Robert McCurdy
A commission of the National Portrait Gallery

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Frances Arnold by Katy Grannan
Frances Arnold by Katy Grannan

Frances Arnold by Katy Grannan
A commission of the National Portrait Gallery

Credit: “Frances Arnold” by Katy Grannan, pigment print, 2018.  National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © Katy Grannan.

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Photo of bust of Osage leader

“Shonke Mon thi^, (Shunkamolah), Osage.” Bust made April – Dec. 1904 by Frank Lemon. Photograph by Ken Gonzales-Day. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery Acquires Portrait of Shonke Mon thi^ by Artist Ken Gonzales-Day
08.29.2019
Portrait Gallery New Acquisitions
Tattered American flag in display case
Jaclyn Nash, National Museum of American History
D-Day flag on display
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Ebony Magazine Cover

Ebony Magazine Vol. 24 No. 10 

Credit: Johnson Publishing Company 

Foundation Consortium Acquires Historic African American Photographic Archive
To Be Donated for Public Benefit and Broadest Possible Access
07.25.2019
African American Museum New Acquisitions
american flag

D-Day flag. Photo by Jacklyn Nash

Smithsonian To Display Recently Acquired D-Day Flag
The Flag Will Be On View in the D-Day Exhibit July 26
07.25.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Lonnie bunch accepts flag

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III accepts 48-star D-Day flag at a ceremony at the White House

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Accepts 48-Star D-Day Flag for the National Collection at White House Ceremony
Flag Will Be Displayed in D-Day Exhibit at the National Museum of American History
07.18.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions
dunchamp art

Left: Marcel Duchamp, “The Bride Stripped Bare of Her Bachelors, Even (The Green Box),” 1934. Box containing collotype reproductions on various papers. Edition 1 of 300. Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Image source: Art Resource, NY. © Association Marcel Duchamp / ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2018

Right: Marcel Duchamp, “Porte Chapeau (Hat Rack),” Conceived in 1917/Executed in 1964. Edition: 5/8 + 3 Aps. Photo: National Gallery of Canada. © Association Marcel Duchamp / ADAGP, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 2018

Hirshhorn Announces Exhibition Examining the Life and Legacy of Pioneering Artist Marcel Duchamp
Historic Two-Part Show Will Debut the Museum’s Recent Promised Gift of Over 50 Key Works by Duchamp and His Contemporaries Exhibition Will Showcase His Extraordinary Influence on Artists Today
06.27.2019
Hirshhorn Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
dress

Photo Courtesy of Marchesa.

Marchesa Donates Crazy Rich Asians Gown to the Smithsonian at Los Angeles Event
Dress Joins Collections in the National Museum of American History
05.15.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Sam Gilliam, "Light Depth," 1969

Sam Gilliam, “Light Depth,” 1969. Acrylic on canvas. Courtesy Corcoran Gallery of Art. Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund), 2018.

Hirshhorn Announces 30 New Works Entering the Museum’s Collection
One-Third of These Acquisitions To Come From the Former Corcoran Gallery
03.21.2019
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Harriet Tubman

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Album With Previously Unknown Photo of Young Harriet Tubman To Go on Public View for the First Time
To View the Photograph and Visit Museum, Visitors May Walk Up for Entry Without a Pass Monday Through Friday Beginning at 1 p.m.
03.20.2019
African American Museum New Acquisitions
BCRF Coin
Smithsonian Examines Health and Medicine Through Philanthropy Lens
National Museum of American History Accepts Breast Cancer Materials From BCRF and The Estée Lauder Companies, Adds Artifacts to “Giving in America” Exhibit
03.19.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions

Callum Francis, Cyndi Lauper, and Andy Kelso

Kinky Boots Steps Into the Smithsonian National Collection
National Museum of American History Accepts Costume Artifacts
03.06.2019
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Spaceship rocket motor

RocketMotorTwo is the hybrid engine that powered Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, called VSS Unity, into space for the first time on December 13, 2018.

Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum Receives SpaceShipTwo Rocket Motor From Virgin Galactic
02.07.2019
Air and Space Museum New Acquisitions
Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen Donates Items to the National Museum of American History
11.27.2018
New Acquisitions
“Love is the Message, The Message is Death”

Installation view of Arthur Jafa, “Love is the Message, The Message is Death,” 2016 in “The Message: New Media Works” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2017. Courtesy of Arthur Jafa and Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/ Rome. Photo: Cathy Carver

Hirshhorn, Smithsonian American Art Museum Jointly Acquire Arthur Jafa’s Breakout Work “Love is the Message, The Message is Death”  
Marks First Joint Acquisition Between the Two Smithsonian Museums
11.16.2018
American Art Museum Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Photo of Matthew Shepard

Photograph of Matthew Shepard at the coliseum in Rome, 1993.

Smithsonian Receives Matthew Shepard Collection
Judy and Dennis Shepard Donate Historic Collection 20 Years After Their Son’s Murder
10.25.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
perspective shot of gem and mineral collection
Smithsonian Receives Rare Topaz for the National Gem Collection
Whitney Flame Topaz To Go on Public View Sept. 20
09.20.2018
Natural History Museum Exhibitions New Acquisitions
HMSG
Hirshhorn Receives Major Gift of More Than 50 Iconic Works by Marcel Duchamp and His Contemporaries
Most Significant Gift of Art Since Joseph Hirshhorn’s Passing in 1981
09.05.2018
Hirshhorn Museum New Acquisitions
Jose Feliciano in performance
José Feliciano Donates Objects From His 50-Year Music Career to the Smithsonian, Will Sing the National Anthem
Marks 50 Years Since 1968 World Series Performance; Smithsonian Citizenship Ceremony Welcomes 20 New Americans
06.13.2018
American History Museum New Acquisitions
Artist Roy Lichtenstein in front of his paintings
Archives of American Art Announces Major Promised Gift From the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Gift Transforms the Archives’ Collection of and Accessibility to Material by and About Roy Lichtenstein, the Seminal 20th-century Artist
06.06.2018
Archives of American Art New Acquisitions

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