SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
American Voices and Visions
Created specifically to complement the reopening of the contemporary galleries on the third floor, this tour takes you to the heart of each artwork on display featuring the voices of the artists themselves. Learn about Nick Cave's artwork 'Soundsuit', Alison Saar's 'Rouse' and Mickalene Thomas' 'Portrait of Mnonja'....
30 mins
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Introduction
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0:56
Kay WalkingStick, Two Women, II, 1973
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2:39
Audrey Flack, Queen, 1976
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2:24
Alison Saar, Rouse, 2012
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2:38
Mark Bradford, Amendment #8, 2014
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2:37
Kerry James Marshall, SOB, SOB, 2003
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2:18
Tom Nakashima, Sanctuary at Western Sunset, 1992
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2:26
Tiffany Chung, reconstructing an exodus history: boat trajectories from Vietnam and flight routes from refugee camps and of ODP cases, 2020
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3:16
Luis Jiménez, Man on Fire, 1969
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2:13
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, 2004
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2:31
Teresita Fernández, Nocturnal (Horizon Line), 2010
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1:53
Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2009
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2:23
Marie Watt, Edson's Flag, 2004
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2:32
Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010
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2:49
Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me, 2012
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2:17
Outro
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3:47