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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
Introduction

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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0:56
Kay WalkingStick, Two Women, II, 1973
Kay WalkingStick, Two Women, II, 1973

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:39
Audrey Flack, Queen, 1976
Audrey Flack, Queen, 1976

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:24
Alison Saar, Rouse, 2012
Alison Saar, Rouse, 2012

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:38
Mark Bradford, Amendment #8, 2014
Mark Bradford, Amendment #8, 2014

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:37
Kerry James Marshall, SOB, SOB, 2003
Kerry James Marshall, SOB, SOB, 2003

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:18
Tom Nakashima, Sanctuary at Western Sunset, 1992
Tom Nakashima, Sanctuary at Western Sunset, 1992

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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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
Tiffany Chung, reconstructing an exodus history: boat trajectories from Vietnam and flight routes from refugee camps and of ODP cases, 2020

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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3:16
Luis Jiménez, Man on Fire, 1969
Luis Jiménez, Man on Fire, 1969

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:13
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, 2004
Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Run, Jane, Run!, 2004

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:31
Teresita Fernández, Nocturnal (Horizon Line), 2010
Teresita Fernández, Nocturnal (Horizon Line), 2010

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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1:53
Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2009
Nick Cave, Soundsuit, 2009

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:23
Marie Watt, Edson's Flag, 2004
Marie Watt, Edson's Flag, 2004

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:32
Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010
Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja, 2010

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:49
Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me, 2012
Carrie Mae Weems, Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me, 2012

3rd Floor | Galleries for Modern and Contemporary Art

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2:17
Outro
Outro
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3:47

Where you'll find this

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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