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Visit
Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Only have an hour to spend?

We've got you covered.
Exhibitions & Events
Featured exhibition:

Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World
Now on view
Art & Artists
Artle

A refreshed experience for our puzzle game
Today's puzzle

Provenance

William S. Arnett

American, 1939 - 2020

Displaying 1 - 12 of 31

Columns of Blocks

Sue Willie Seltzer

2003

cotton Accession ID 2020.28.22

Not on view
"Lazy Gal" Variation

Mary L. Bennett

2003

corduroy Accession ID 2020.28.8

Not on view
Blocks and Strips

Sally Mae Pettway Mixon

2003

cotton and cotton blends Accession ID 2020.28.17

Not on view
Blocks and Strips

Mary Lee Bendolph

2002

wool, cotton, and corduroy Accession ID 2020.28.1

Not on view
Master of the Red Meat

Thornton Dial

1997

artificial flowers and plants, fabric, clothing scraps, industrial sealing compound, enamel, and spray paint on canvas mounted on wood Accession ID 2020.28.18

Not on view
The Boneheaded Serpent at the Cross (It Wasn't Luck)

Lonnie Holley

1996

found metal, bones, and dried flowers Accession ID 2020.28.7

Not on view
Clothes Factory

Thornton Dial

1995

mattress frame, rope, carpet, fabric, plastic, enamel, spray paint, and industrial sealing compound on canvas mounted on wood Accession ID 2020.28.33

Not on view
Testing Chair (Remembering Bessie Harvey)

Thornton Dial

1995

roots, metal, corrugated tin, wire, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound Accession ID 2020.28.12

On View: NGA, East Building, EU-407-B, CENTER
Burnt Out

Lonnie Holley

1994

rags and burned wood Accession ID 2020.28.36

Not on view
Ice Lands

Ronald Lockett

1994

found galvanized ferrous metal, previously painted, and metal nails on wood Accession ID 2020.28.39

Not on view
A Man Can Be a Star

Thornton Dial Jr.

1988

galvanized ferrous metal, wood, carpet, glasses, and industrial sealing compound on wood Accession ID 2020.28.11

Not on view
Untitled

James "Son Ford" Thomas

1988

unfired clay, wire, aluminum foil, artificial hair, glass marbles, plastic bead, and paint Accession ID 2020.28.2

Not on view