Here are some of the favorite artworks you told us about on social media.

A rotating collection of artworks from SAAM's collection including paintings, sculptures, and large-scale installations. Link to SAAM's highlights page.

Fan Favorites from the Collection

Are you following us on Instagram? We asked you to tell us about some of your favorite artists and artworks at SAAM and the Renwick Gallery and here are some of your picks. Visit us on Instagram @AmericanArt to see more visitor selections and tell us which works inspire you!

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Image Credits: Thomas Moran, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, 1893-1901, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George D. Pratt, 1928.7.1

Installation photography of visitors at SAAM with Nam June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii; Glenn Kaino, Bridge; and Janet Echelman, 1.8 Renwick; Photos by Albert Ting

James Hampton, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, ca. 1950-1964, mixed media, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of anonymous donors, 1970.353.1-.134