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Folk art is featured in the collection of the American Art Museum.The
Renwick Gallery is the nation's premier venue for viewing contemporary
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Documents the life and work of America's leading craft artists |
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Over one hundred works of art by ninety-two craft artists in
celebration of its silver anniversary |
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Features seventy-two works by seventy-seven of America's leading
craft artists of today |
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Explore the Folk Art collections of the American Art Museum |
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Selected documents from the papers of the people who defined
the term Folk Art |
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Showcases self-taught American artists over the last 40 years |
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Rural Americans use mailboxes to express their individuality |
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Painted wood carvings of saints |
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African
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Collection, study and exhibition of African art |
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American
Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Permanent collection and exhibitions of American art and crafts |
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American
Indian Museum
Collects, preserves, studies and exhibits the living culture and history
of the native peoples of the Americas |
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Cooper-Hewitt,
National Design Museum
Changing exhibitions of design, decorative arts, industrial design
and architecture |
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Freer
and Sackler Galleries
Asian and a specialized collection of American art |
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Center
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Promotes the understanding and continuity of contemporary grassroots
cultures |
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American
History Museum
Works of art fill its collections and testify to the vital place of
art in everyday American life |
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Folklife
Festival
Annual celebration of art, music, crafts, culture and lore |
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Art
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Classes, seminars and lectures sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates
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Smithsonian
Craft Show
Emerging artists and established masters present their latest creations
in fiber and other media
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