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Detail view of George Washington from Washington Arch, New York City. Sculpture by Alexander Stirling Calder, 1917-1918.
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The Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture were created by the Smithsonian American Art Museum to assist researchers in locating American paintings and sculptures for comparative study. Together, the Inventories reference over 400,000 art works in public and private collections worldwide and are complemented by a photographic study file of over 80,000 photographs, which are available for study in our Washington, DC office. Over 21,000 painters and nearly 15,000 sculptors are represented in the database. Reference services are provided to the public.
Highlights: The Inventory of American Paintings began in the early 1970s, and has collected data on over 300,000 paintings created by American artists active by 1914. The Inventory of American Sculpture began collecting data in 1985, and includes information on over 90,000 works created by artists born or active in the United States from colonial to contemporary times. Included in the Inventory of American Sculpture are reports of 32,000 outdoor sculptures documented through the Museum's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program.