Primary sources related to American art and artists, such as letters, diaries, manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and sketches, can be found in this impressive archive. An array of tools make it easy to search the collections, and...

This resource provides a transcript of an interview from 1965 with Charles Wilbert White.

A selection of letters, writings, photographs, interviews and other primary sources documenting American artists working in clay.

An online collection of exhibits from the Archives of American Art. Includes images and descriptions of the photographs, documents, and art from each exhibit.

This resource provides several curator-selected sketchbooks, from the Smithsonian's archives, belonging to different American artists working during the period from 1840 to 1970.

American painter Werner Drewes often made homemade cards to send to family and friends for the holidays. See examples of an artist's holiday designs all done with printmaking styles.

This site lists over 400 oral history interviews from artists, administrators and others involved with the activities of the Farm Security Administration in the 1930's and 40's.

You can view selected papers of metalsmiths as well as hear interviews with several metal artists.

Photograph of Robert Henri, circa 1908, holding paintbrushes.

Sepia-toned portrait of American artist Edward Hopper, circa 1928.