Hear from a new generation of scholars as they present fresh insights into a wide range of topics in American Art. Wednesday, May 8–Friday, May 10, 1–5 p.m.
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Discover New Research in American Art

SAAM Fellows Lectures
Wednesday, May 8, 1–5 p.m.
Thursday, May 9, 1–5 p.m.
Friday, May 10, 1–5 p.m. 


Smithsonian American Art Museum
McEvoy Auditorium and YouTube
Free | Registration required

Join the 2023–2024 SAAM Fellows as they present new scholarship on a fascinating range of topics and time periods, media, and messages. This multi-afternoon program will highlight a new generation of scholars who are engaging the Smithsonian’s collections and archives in order to tell new stories about American art. The lectures will be held in person and online; registration is required.

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Want to Learn More from SAAM Fellows?

Art Bites Gallery Talk 
Friday, May 31, 12:15 p.m. 

Smithsonian American Art Museum
Free | Meet in the G Street Lobby

Join SAAM’s research fellows for this regular lunchtime series of gallery talks as they share new discoveries about artworks on view. Learn the stories behind these objects and how each one tells us about an ever-changing culture in the United States. In May, Natalie E. Wright, George Gurney Predoctoral Fellow, discusses Andrew Clemens’s Untitled (The Mary Heye Bottle).

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The Smithsonian American Art Museum is able to create and share experiences like these thanks to funding from generous supporters like you. Thank you for ensuring that American art is available to all. Donate to support SAAM.

Image Credits: SAAM 2023–2024 Fellows, courtesy of subjects  

Andrew Clemens, Untitled (The Mary Heye Bottle), 1883, naturally colored rock sand in pharmacy bottle, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the estate of Mary Brashier, granddaughter of Mary Heye, 2021.69

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