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Portrait of an Artist

Portrait of an Artist

Art & Collection Exhibitions

Get to know Annie Leibovitz’s striking artist portraits alongside some of each artist’s works found in the museum’s collection in this highlight from CBMO Magazine.

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Who We Are: An Interview with Annie Leibovitz
Women sits on stool in doorway with larger light behind her and camera on tripod in front of her.

Who We Are: An Interview with Annie Leibovitz

Exhibitions

In this highlight from CBMO Magazine, curator Alejo Benedetti speaks with Annie Leibovitz about her work and creative process.

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What to Expect at Listening Forest in 2023
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What to Expect at Listening Forest in 2023

At the Museum Exhibitions

After a successful debut in August of 2022, Listening Forest, created by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, returns for the third and final season of the outdoor, nighttime experience in the North Forest.

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American Fashion Icon Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee) Expanded Opportunities for Native Artists
a bright red-orange shirt and black leather jacket on a mannequin in a gallery space among other dressed mannequins in outerwear

American Fashion Icon Lloyd Kiva New (Cherokee) Expanded Opportunities for Native Artists

Exhibitions
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Plant Dyes, But Make It Fashion
a pile of yarn in pink and burgundy hues

Plant Dyes, But Make It Fashion

Exhibitions Nature & Outdoor

Learn about some of the natural elements that create dyes used in fashion garments.

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Rudi Gernreich: Fashion Designer and Figure of LGBTQ+ History
a gallery space featuring mannequins dressed in pop art-inspired garments with bright colors and patterns framing Roy Lichtenstein's work

Rudi Gernreich: Fashion Designer and Figure of LGBTQ+ History

Exhibitions
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An Architectural Day Itinerary at Crystal Bridges
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An Architectural Day Itinerary at Crystal Bridges

Architecture At the Museum Exhibitions

Discover the nature-centric architecture of the museum and enjoy several architecture engagements in this day-long itinerary.

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Conserving Works on Paper: Art and the US Constitution
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Conserving Works on Paper: Art and the US Constitution

Art & Collection Exhibitions

Two conservation experts on handling a founding document and how you can preserve your family’s history.

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Gordon Hirabayashi: Civil Disobedience and the Constitution
colored lithograph work featuring a man of japanese american descent on the right side, a star in the middle, and the supreme court building on the left side with the american flag in the background

Gordon Hirabayashi: Civil Disobedience and the Constitution

Art & Collection Exhibitions

Roger Shimomura’s work focuses on American sociologist and professor Gordon Hirabayashi’s civil disobedience in the face of unjust laws.

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Shelley Niro’s Borders Offers an Indigenous Perspective on Democracy
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Shelley Niro’s Borders Offers an Indigenous Perspective on Democracy

Art & Collection Exhibitions
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Why does the "S" look like "⨜" in the US Constitution?
a close-up image of text from the US constitution

Why does the "S" look like "⨜" in the US Constitution?

Exhibitions

What’s up with the strange “S” on the Constitution? And why don’t we use it anymore?

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A Revolutionary Museum Itinerary Based on the We the People Exhibition
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A Revolutionary Museum Itinerary Based on the We the People Exhibition

At the Museum Exhibitions
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Letters Reveal Beauford Delaney and Palmer Hayden’s Lifelong Friendship
handwritten letter in blue ink and cursive from an artist to his brother

Letters Reveal Beauford Delaney and Palmer Hayden’s Lifelong Friendship

Art & Collection Exhibitions Library
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Celebrate Southern Black Culture through Art and Music in The Dirty South
A large structure of stacked black speakers, black megaphones and black cylinders towers next to a white wall

Celebrate Southern Black Culture through Art and Music in The Dirty South

Exhibitions
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The Light Fantastic: Local Professionals Reflect on Light 
collage headshot of people who all use light in their work

The Light Fantastic: Local Professionals Reflect on Light 

Exhibitions
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La luz etérea: Profesionales locales conversan sobre cómo la luz afecta su trabajo
collage headshot of people who all use light in their work

La luz etérea: Profesionales locales conversan sobre cómo la luz afecta su trabajo

Exhibitions
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Censorship, Scandal, and Queer Sexuality Make American Art History in Paul Cadmus’s The Fleet’s In 
the painting called the fleet's in by paul cadmus featuring sailors, men, and women smoking and talking on a stone ledge

Censorship, Scandal, and Queer Sexuality Make American Art History in Paul Cadmus’s The Fleet’s In 

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In Arkansas Waters: Natural Springs + Spring Ecosystems
Waterfall trickling down rocks

In Arkansas Waters: Natural Springs + Spring Ecosystems

Exhibitions Nature & Outdoor

Learn more about the natural springs found across Arkansas, inspired by our current exhibition In American Waters.

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Theresa Bernstein’s The Immigrants Paints a Picture of Twentieth-Century US Immigration at Sea
Immigrants on a boat

Theresa Bernstein’s The Immigrants Paints a Picture of Twentieth-Century US Immigration at Sea

Exhibitions
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The Pirates of Howard Pyle
painting of a pirate sitting in the sand with his head lowered

The Pirates of Howard Pyle

Exhibitions

Learn more about the artist who created the iconic pirate look we know today.

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