"We hope visitors will be inspired by the stories contained in each of these incredible works of art, connecting the objects to the people who created and collected them."

Curator David Park Curry

The American Wing includes more than 800 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts that explore the international character of American art and Baltimore's position as a major center for art production and foreign trade from the late 18th century forward. See the American Wing through the eyes of Lakeland Elementary School students.

Exhibition highlights

• Stained glass, mosaics, and silver objects from the glamorous late 19th century by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his colleagues and competitors.
• Modern American masterpieces by Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, Marsden Hartley, Joseph Stella, and many other acclaimed artists.
• 21st-century art works that reveal unexpected links between historic and contemporary American art.

Curated by

David Park Curry, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and American Painting & Sculpture