Smithsonian American Art Museum

Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Founded: 1829
Collection Size: 59,000+ artworks

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is the nation's first collection of American art and one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States. The museum celebrates the extraordinary creativity of artists whose works reflect the American experience.

Collection Highlights

  • Winslow Homer's High Cliff, Coast of Maine
  • Albert Bierstadt's Among the Sierra Nevada
  • John Singer Sargent's Betty Wertheimer
  • Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings
  • Thomas Moran's Western landscapes

Open Access & Public Domain

The Smithsonian provides open access to high-resolution images of public domain artworks. Many images are available under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) for unrestricted use, supporting education, research, and creative endeavors worldwide.

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