Smithsonian American Art Museum
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How do you keep a piece of electronic art operational for future generations when technology is evolving every day? Or preserve an artwork on something as fragile as a piece of newspaper? Come learn about how our conservators care for Nam June Paik's artworks - made with every material you can imagine - this Wednesday at the museum!
-- Courtney
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This Week's Featured Programs
This Week at American Art:
Conservation of our Collection: Nam June Paik
Wednesday, June 12, noon
Tour the exhibition Nam June Paik: Global Visionary with our conservators. Learn how they care for artworks and artifacts on paper as well as complex sculptures and electronic art.
Meet in G St Lobby
Sunday, June 16, 1 p.m.Art Signs programs are gallery talks in American Sign Language (ASL) for deaf visitors. Join us for a conversation presented by a volunteer ASL guide. For additional information on the program, email [email protected]. Meet in the F St Lobby
This Week at the Renwick:
American Craft Masterpieces
Wednesday, June 12, noon
Discover treasures in the museum's permanent craft collection during our gallery talk series. Individual objects are discussed in an intimate gallery setting. This month, art collectors Paul and Elmerina Parkman discuss Dan Dailey's Parkman Coupe.
Grand Salon, Renwick Gallery
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Ongoing Programs
Sketching: Draw and Discover Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m. American Art Museum
Behind-the-Scenes Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center Wednesdays at 3 p.m. American Art Museum
Art + Coffee Fridays through Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Check the online calendar for featured speakers. American Art Museum
Highlights of the American Art Museum Daily at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. American Art Museum
Highlights of the Renwick Gallery Weekdays at 12 p.m., weekends at 1 p.m. Renwick Gallery
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Opening Soon!
A Democracy of Images: Photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum June 28, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Marking the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the museum's pioneering photography collection, the exhibition examines photography's evolution in the United States from a documentary medium to a full-fledged artistic genre and showcases the numerous ways in which it has captured the American experience.
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Image credits:
Nam June Paik, Magnet TV, 1965, television set and magnet, black and white, silent Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Dieter Rosenkranz, � Nam June Paik Estate. Photo by Robert E. Mates Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe Study, 1988watercolor and ink on paper 23 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.
Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman � 1988, Dan Dailey 1999.89.6William Eggleston, Tricycle (Memphis), ca. 1975, printed 1980, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Amy Loeserman Klein � 1975 Eggleston Artistic Trust. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
P.O. Box 37012
Washington, D.C. 20013
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