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.

Featured Artists

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