Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection

Special Exhibition

November 8, 2025-February 15, 2026

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, among other institutions.

Featured Artists

Benny Andrews
Milton Avery
Rush Baker IV
Desmond Beach
Romare Bearden
Mary Lee Bendolph
Theresa Bernstein
Lex Brown
Esther Bubley
Beverly Buchanan
Marguerite Burgess
William Christenberry
Kevin Cole
Glenn O. Coleman
Larry Cook
Ralston Crawford
Keith Crown
Richard Diebenkorn
Nicholas Galanin
Morris Graves
Philip Guston
David Hammons
Lyle Ashton Harris
Hugh Hayden
Stefan Hirsch
David Hockney
robin holder
William H. Johnson
John Kane
Karl Knaths
Clarence John Laughlin
Jacob Lawrence
Doris Lee
Simone Leigh
Val Lewton
Cynthia Littlefield
Aaron Maier-Carretero
Jeanine Michna-Bales
Grandma Moses
Archibald Motley Jr.
Kenzo Okada
Georgia O’Keeffe
Patrick Oliphant
James Phillips
Delilah W. Pierce
Jefferson Pinder
Horace Pippin
Elisabeth Poe
James Amos Porter
Peter L. Robinson Jr.
Susan Rothenberg
Rozeal. (formerly known as Iona Rozeal Browne)
Ben Shahn
Aaron Siskind
Wayne Thiebaud
Kara Walker
Joyce Wellman
Brett Weston