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Guests viewing artwork in a salon hang.
Happy Birthday to Benjamin West, America’s First Great Painter

Happy Birthday to Benjamin West, America’s First Great Painter

Art & Collection
Man in a dark hat and light suit, hand on chin, holding paper, in a dark background portrait.
Indigenous People's Day: Exploring the work of Native American artist Carl Beam

Indigenous People's Day: Exploring the work of Native American artist Carl Beam

Exhibitions
Historical map titled
Dirty Deals: Jack Levine skewers American politics

Dirty Deals: Jack Levine skewers American politics

Art & Collection
Jack Levine
Introducing Sam Gilliam’s Black and Golden Door!

Introducing Sam Gilliam’s Black and Golden Door!

Art & Collection
Mixed-media artwork with geometric shapes, marbled textures, wood panel, and blue elements.
The Sad True Story of Mister Crowley of Central Park

The Sad True Story of Mister Crowley of Central Park

Art & Collection
Chimpanzee sketches depicting various activities like writing, playing, and wearing a hat indoors.
Different Hats: the Duties of a Protection Specialist

Different Hats: the Duties of a Protection Specialist

People & Community
Man with glasses, short hair, goatee; wearing white shirt, dark vest, green tie, bright interior.
Our Immigrant Nation: Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Our Immigrant Nation: Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Art & Collection
Artist in studio with apron, holding paintbrush, leans by large window, painting on easel nearby.
The Marvelous, Mystical Morris Graves

The Marvelous, Mystical Morris Graves

Art & Collection
Man with a beard sitting by a rock, surrounded by foliage in a black and white photograph.
The Last Laugh: Suffragettes and Mary Cassatt

The Last Laugh: Suffragettes and Mary Cassatt

Art & Collection
Elderly woman in black and white, wearing feathered hat and fur-trimmed coat, neutral expression.
The Monochromatic and Contradictory World of Mark Tansey

The Monochromatic and Contradictory World of Mark Tansey

Art & Collection
Landscape with broken statues in red sepia, dramatic swirling clouds in the background.
Communities in Solidarity and the Art of Jacob Lawrence

Communities in Solidarity and the Art of Jacob Lawrence

Art & Collection
Man painting details on a large canvas in a studio with desk lamp and art materials.
Choreographer/Filmmaker Returns Home for Performance at Crystal Bridges

Choreographer/Filmmaker Returns Home for Performance at Crystal Bridges

At the Museum
People balancing on stacks of books in a room with tall arched windows and curtains.
Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Art & Collection
Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat
Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome, and an unusual collaboration

Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome, and an unusual collaboration

Architecture
Elderly man in formal attire before a structure with circular openings in sepia tones.
New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace

New Acquisition: Elsie Driggs's Blast Furnace

Art & Collection
Framed painting of an industrial scene with large cylindrical structures and metal framework.
Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring

Crystal Bridges Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month by Remembering Artist/Activist Keith Haring

Art & Collection
Red abstract metal sculpture of reclining figure with round head and circular eyes on paved area.
Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago

Oh Deer! New Crystal Bridges Acquisition Visits Chicago

Art & Collection
Large deer sculpture on grass with palm trees and buildings in the background.
Robert Henri: American Original

Robert Henri: American Original

Art & Collection
Sepia-toned portrait of a man with mustache, wavy hair, wearing a suit with bow tie.
Delta Dreams: Crystal Bridges Interns -- KIPP Delta Collegiate High Graduation

Delta Dreams: Crystal Bridges Interns -- KIPP Delta Collegiate High Graduation

Activities & Education At the Museum People & Community
Two people posing; one in a blue graduation outfit with a National Beta Club stole.
Experience from a Crystal Bridges High School Intern and Beyond

Experience from a Crystal Bridges High School Intern and Beyond

Teens
Group in museum listens to guide explaining a classical painting, pointing at details.
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