Archives of American Art

Archives of American Art

Location of the Archives of American Art in Washington, D.C. Show map of Central Washington, D.C. Archives of American Art (the United States) Show map of the United States
Established	1954
Location	750 9th Street NW, Victor Building, Suite 2200, Washington, D.C. 300 Park Avenue S, Suite 300, New York City, New York
Coordinates	38°53′52″N 77°01′22″W / 38.897851°N 77.022689°W / 38.897851; -77.022689
Type	Archives
Visitors	1,498 (2009)
Director	Anne Helmreich (2023)
Public transit access	Washington, D.C., location:                Gallery Place–Chinatown
Website	www.aaa.si.edu

The Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. More than 20 million items of original material^[1] are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washington, D.C., and New York City.

As a research center within the Smithsonian Institution, the Archives houses materials related to a variety of American visual art and artists. All regions of the country and numerous eras and art movements are represented. Among the significant artists represented in its collection are Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Marcel Breuer, Rockwell Kent, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, John Trumbull, and Alexander Calder. In addition to the papers of artists, the Archives collects documentary material from art galleries, art dealers, and art collectors. It also houses a collection of over 2,000 art-related oral history interviews, and publishes a bi-yearly publication, the Archives of American Art Journal, which showcases collections within the Archives.