American Grit
2024
Amy Sherald
Artist, American, born 1973
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on linen
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Credit Line
Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation and Patrons' Permanent Fund
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Dimensions
overall: 241.3 × 194.3 × 6.4 cm (95 × 76 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.)
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Accession Number
2026.7.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; (Hauser & Wirth, New York); purchased 2025 by NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2025
Amy Sherald: American Sublime, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Baltimore Museum of Art, HIgh Museum of Art, Atlanta, 2025-2026.
Bibliography
2024
Bravo, Tony. "Amy Sherald offers her own definition of "Americaness" with SFMOMA exhibition." San Francisco Chronicle November 25, 2024, https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/amy-sherald-expands-american-art-at-sfmoma-19916631.php/. Accessed 18 November 2025.
2025
"A Viewing Room Experience." The Art District July 25, 2025, https://www.theartdistricts.org/news/amy-sherald-american-sublime/. Accessed 18 November, 2025.
Arora, Natasha H. "The Whitney Reintroduces Amy Sherald: the New Miss Americana." Art and Objects April 24, 2025, https://www.artandobject.com/news/whitney-reintroduces-amy-sherald-new-miss-americana/. Accessed 18 November, 2025.