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General
Explore the American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery Collections American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery Collections
Folk art is featured in the collection of the American Art Museum.The Renwick Gallery is the nation's premier venue for viewing contemporary American craft
 
Craft
Craft and the Creative Process   Craft and the Creative Process
Documents the life and work of America's leading craft artists
Renwick at 25   Renwick at 25
Over one hundred works of art by ninety-two craft artists in celebration of its silver anniversary
Whitehouse Collection of American Crafts   Whitehouse Collection of American Crafts
Features seventy-two works by seventy-seven of America's leading craft artists of today
Folk Art
American Art Museum Folk Art Collections   American Art Museum Folk Art Collections
Explore the Folk Art collections of the American Art Museum
American Traditions: A Taste for Folk Art
Selected documents from the papers of the people who defined the term Folk Art
Contemporary Folk Art   Contemporary Folk Art
Showcases self-taught American artists over the last 40 years
Rural Routes: Folk Art Mailboxes of America
Rural Americans use mailboxes to express their individuality
Santos: Hispanic-American Religious Iconography Santos: Hispanic-American Religious Iconography
Painted wood carvings of saints
Textiles and Quilts

Fiber Appliqué Molas from NMAI collection
The Art of Being Kuna

Fiber Art: Following the Thread
Celebrates many forms of fiber art, through a selection of letters,writings, photographs, and oral history interviews
Gifts and Blessings: Textile Arts of Madagascar
Examines the historical context and dynamism of the country's contemporary cloth production
Lia Cook: Material Allusions
Textile painter
Exhibit link   Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product
Examines sample books and other sampling formats as tools for marketing or recording designs and techniques in a wide variety of media
Quilts, Counterpanes, and Throws
A selection from the national collection of textiles
Sewing Machines: Historical Trade Literature in the Smithsonian Institution Collection
Materials published by and about sewing machine companies
Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem   Star-Spangled Banner: The Flag that Inspired the National Anthem
Learn about conserving the large, valuable, and delicate flag
Textiles of the North American Southwest
Explores the weaving traditions of the North American Southwest
Textiles of the North American Southwest
Explores the weaving traditions of the North American Southwest

Whole Cloth: Discovering Science and Technology through American Textile History
Classroom Curriculum Guide: Examines the history of textiles, the technology and science of production, and their consumption

Care of Victorian Silk Quilts and Slumber Throws
Hints on Storing Antique Textiles in the Home
Books about Navajo Weaving
Books about Native American Quilts
The African American Presence in American Quilts
Museums
African Art Museum
Collection, study and exhibition of African art
American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Permanent collection and exhibitions of American art and crafts
American Indian Museum
Collects, preserves, studies and exhibits the living culture and history of the native peoples of the Americas
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Changing exhibitions of design, decorative arts, industrial design and architecture
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Asian and a specialized collection of American art
Research
Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Promotes the understanding and continuity of contemporary grassroots cultures
Related Links
American History Museum
Works of art fill its collections and testify to the vital place of art in everyday American life
Programs
Folklife Festival
Annual celebration of art, music, crafts, culture and lore

Art and Architecture
Classes, seminars and lectures sponsored by The Smithsonian Associates

Smithsonian Craft Show
Emerging artists and established masters present their latest creations in fiber and other media

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