Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. holds one of the world's largest collections of American art, spanning three centuries. Painting, sculpture, folk and self-taught art, photography and craft trace the nation's history, with the Renwick Gallery as its branch for American craft and decorative arts.

3,617
Registered works
674
Artists represented
Washington, D.C., United States
Location
Museum
Type

Unclaimed museum profile

This profile was built from publicly available information on the museum’s own website. Nobody from Smithsonian American Art Museum manages it yet. If you work here, claim the profile to control the description, images, artist list and registered artworks.

Claim this museum

From the registry

Highlights from the collection

Selected automatically from registered works with the strongest images and records. Each work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID.

Registry relationships

Artists represented

674 artists have works from this collection registered on Collect24. The most represented are shown here.

Browse all artists in the Registry

Explore the collection

3,617 registered works

Showing 60 of 3,617

Sarah Wyman Whitman, Portrait of Samuel Edmund Foote Rockwell, age 5

Sarah Wyman Whitman

Portrait of Samuel Edmund Foote Rockwell, age 5, 1878

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-1101385

Eastman Johnson, Bo Peep (The Peep)

Eastman Johnson

Bo Peep (The Peep), 1872

oil on board

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140375

Unidentified, Celestial Figures, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Celestial Figures, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140374

Unidentified, Two Adoring Bodhisattvas

Unidentified

Two Adoring Bodhisattvas, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140373

Unidentified, Two Monks, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Two Monks, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140372

Unidentified, Bodhisattvas and Monks, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Bodhisattvas and Monks, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140371

Unidentified, Two Assemblies, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Two Assemblies, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140370

Unidentified, Two Monks Conversing

Unidentified

Two Monks Conversing, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment and gold leaf

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140369

Unidentified, Celestial Figures, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Celestial Figures, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140368

Unidentified, Three Figures, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Three Figures, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140367

Unidentified, Three Figures, from Cave 224

Unidentified

Three Figures, from Cave 224, 4th-6th century

stucco with pigment

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140366

Childe Hassam, The Victorian Chair

Childe Hassam

The Victorian Chair, 1906

oil on wood

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140365

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Blue Jays in Winter, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Blue Jays in Winter, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140364

William Stanley Haseltine, Lago Maggiore

William Stanley Haseltine

Lago Maggiore, ca. 1867

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140363

Albert Bierstadt, Alaskan Coast Range

Albert Bierstadt

Alaskan Coast Range, ca. 1889

oil on paper mounted on paperboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140362

Edward L. Custer, Lake Scene

Edward L. Custer

Lake Scene, 1875

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140361

Charles Walter Stetson, Magnolia

Charles Walter Stetson

Magnolia, 1895

oil on canvas mounted on fiberglass

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140360

Robert S. Duncanson, Landscape with Campsite

Robert S. Duncanson

Landscape with Campsite

oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140359

George Catlin, Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin

Fort Union, Mouth of the Yellowstone River, 2000 Miles above St. Louis, 1832

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140358

Theodore Robinson, La Vachère

Theodore Robinson

La Vachère, ca. 1888

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140357

Erastus Salisbury Field, Lady of Squire Williams House

Erastus Salisbury Field

Lady of Squire Williams House, ca. 1829

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140356

John Singer Sargent, Stable at Cuenca

John Singer Sargent

Stable at Cuenca, 1903

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140355

Samuel Colman, Clearing Storm at Gibraltar

Samuel Colman

Clearing Storm at Gibraltar, ca. 1860

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140354

Erastus Salisbury Field, Gentleman of Squire Williams House

Erastus Salisbury Field

Gentleman of Squire Williams House, ca. 1829

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140353

William Glackens, The Purple Dress

William Glackens

The Purple Dress, 1908-1910

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140352

Arthur Wesley Dow, Brittany Farm

Arthur Wesley Dow

Brittany Farm, 1885

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140351

Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise in the Sierras

Albert Bierstadt

Sunrise in the Sierras, ca. 1872

oil on paper mounted on paperboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140350

H. Siddons Mowbray, Idle Hours

H. Siddons Mowbray

Idle Hours, 1895

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140349

George Catlin, Distant View of the Mandan Village

George Catlin

Distant View of the Mandan Village, 1832

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140348

Edwin Lord Weeks, Hindu Merchants

Edwin Lord Weeks

Hindu Merchants, ca. 1885

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140347

Josephine Joy, San Diego Mission

Josephine Joy

San Diego Mission, ca. 1935-1939

oil on fiberboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140346

James Wells Champney, The Letter (Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colgate)

James Wells Champney

The Letter (Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colgate), 1881

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140345

Worthington Whittredge, Seconnet Point, Rhode Island

Worthington Whittredge

Seconnet Point, Rhode Island, ca. 1880

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140344

Kate Clifton Osgood Holmes, Summer

Kate Clifton Osgood Holmes

Summer, 1903

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140343

William Thomas Smedley, One Day in June

William Thomas Smedley

One Day in June, ca. 1880-1885

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140342

Percy Moran, Young Girl and Dog

Percy Moran

Young Girl and Dog, 1890

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140341

Unidentified, (Portrait Sketch of an Actor)

Unidentified

(Portrait Sketch of an Actor), ca. 1830

oil on wood

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140340

Charles Ethan Porter, Mountain Laurel

Charles Ethan Porter

Mountain Laurel, 1888

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140339

George Catlin, Tsee-moúnt, Great Wonder, Carrying Her Baby in Her Robe

George Catlin

Tsee-moúnt, Great Wonder, Carrying Her Baby in Her Robe, 1832

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140338

George Catlin, Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction

George Catlin

Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction, 1838

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140337

Thomas P. Rossiter, The Parmly Sisters

Thomas P. Rossiter

The Parmly Sisters, ca. 1857

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140336

George Catlin, Wos-cóm-mun, Busy Man, a Brave

George Catlin

Wos-cóm-mun, Busy Man, a Brave, 1832

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140335

Albert Pinkham Ryder, Pegasus Departing

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Pegasus Departing, by 1901

oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140334

Albert Pinkham Ryder, Flying Dutchman

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Flying Dutchman, completed by 1887

oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140333

Albert Pinkham Ryder, Lord Ullin's Daughter

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Lord Ullin's Daughter, before 1907

oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140332

Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole

The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1847

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140331

Vose Galleries of Boston, With Sloping Mast and Dipping Prow

Vose Galleries of Boston

With Sloping Mast and Dipping Prow, ca. 1880-1885

oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140330

Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World)

Thomas Cole

The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1846-1848

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140329

Unidentified, Windmill

Unidentified

Windmill, 19th century

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140328

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot)

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. William B. Cabot), 1900-1902

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140327

George Peter Alexander Healy, Mrs. Thomas B. Bryan

George Peter Alexander Healy

Mrs. Thomas B. Bryan, 1856

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140326

George Henry Hall, Miranda (from "The Tempest")

George Henry Hall

Miranda (from "The Tempest"), 1856

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140325

Arthur F. Mathews, Spring Dance

Arthur F. Mathews

Spring Dance, ca. 1917

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140324

Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran, Natalie at Ten

Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran

Natalie at Ten, 1887

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140323

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, The Countess

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze

The Countess, 1838

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140322

Benjamin West, Mary Hopkinson

Benjamin West

Mary Hopkinson, ca. 1764

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140321

Frank Duveneck, Water Carriers, Venice

Frank Duveneck

Water Carriers, Venice, 1884

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140320

Mary Cassatt, The Caress

Mary Cassatt

The Caress, 1902

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140319

Childe Hassam, The South Ledges, Appledore

Childe Hassam

The South Ledges, Appledore, 1913

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140318

J. Alden Weir, A Gentlewoman

J. Alden Weir

A Gentlewoman, 1906

oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-140205