Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC
One of my favorite places to visit in Washington DC is the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), which is located in the U.S. Patent Office Building, along with the National Portrait Gallery. SAAM is dedicated to presenting the 400+ year history of art produced by artists born and living in the Untied States and its colonies. Luce Foundation Center The museum’s permanent collection covers the entire span of European settlement in North America. It is displayed in several galleries arranged by the era produced, throughout the museum. Indian Image by Fritz Scholder SOB SOB by Kerry James Marshall Double Phantom/Entro P.R. and Pa-lan-te by Miguel Luciano The Horseshoe Falls by Alvin Fisher General View of the Falls of Niagara by Alvin Fisher Niagara by George Inness The White Ballet by Everett Shinn The Library by Jacob Lawrence Sunset Dance - Ceremony to the Evening Sun by Joseph Henry Sharp People in the Sun by Edward Hopper It also includes the Luce Foundat...