Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Aerial view of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
10 Must-Sees At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Skillfully designed by world-renowned architect…

Ansel Adams black and white photograph of a river with mountains
Ansel Adams in Our Time
In Ansel Adams in Our Time, discover more than one hundred of Adams’ most iconic works like never before, displayed alongside nineteenth-century photographers and contemporary artists who both…
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American History in a Painting: Richard Caton Woodville's "War News from Mexico"
Dr. Mindy Besaw, curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss Richard Caton Woodville's War News from Mexico (1848, oil on canvas) at the Crystal Bridges Museum…
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300 Years of Art Reinterpretted in "Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment"
This fall, the story of our changing relationship with the natural world will be comprehensively told through a groundbreaking exhibition encompassing three centuries of American art. Nature’s…
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A Harlem street scene by Jacob Lawrence, "Ambulance Call"
Jennifer Padgett, assistant curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Beth Harris discuss Jacob Lawrence's Ambulance Call (1948, tempera on board) at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American…
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Nari Ward's "We the People"

Dr. Mindy Besaw, Curator of American Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss Nari Ward's We the People (black version), 2015 (shoelaces, 8 × 27 feet,…

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From wire to weightlessness: Ruth Asawa, "Untitled"

Allison Glenn and Beth Harris discuss Ruth Asawa's Untitled, (c. 1958, iron wire) at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Titus Kaphar's "The Cost of Removal"

Beth Harris and Lauren Haynes, Curator, Contemporary Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, discuss Titus Kaphar's The Cost of Removal (2017, oil, canvas, and rusted…

Andy Warhol's "Coca-Cola [3]"

Alejo Benedetti and Steven Zucker discuss Andy Warhol's Coca-Cola [3] (1962, casein on canvas, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts) at Crystal Bridges Museum of…

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Crystal Bridges presents The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art presents the debut of The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art…