Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection

Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the United States, Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection is a celebration and examination of the beauty and complexity of this nation’s history. Presenting artists well-known and understudied from the permanent collection, Out of Many builds a dynamic story about how, from the early 20th century to the present, various artists have imagined and depicted the people, cultures, landscapes, and histories of the United States. To tell a more diverse constellation of stories, the exhibition includes artworks from the historic collections of African American art at Howard University Gallery of Art and The David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland. 

The exhibition is organized by The Phillips Collection. 

Research for this project was made possible by the Terra Foundation for American Art.

This exhibition is made possible, in part, by the Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan Exhibition Fund. 

Presented with the essential support of Altria Group, Barbara Brown and Robert Berish, and Daniel W. Hamilton.

Additional funding provided by the Ednah Root Foundation 

With critical support from The Phillips Collection’s Exhibitions Endowment Fund

IMAGE: Keith Crown, Midwestern Illinois Land, 1971, Watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 3/4 in., The Phillips Collection, Gift of Ray Kass, 1981