Seeing America was created by Smarthistory with 22 leading museum collections and examines the long history of the United States, from before European settlers to the modern era.
Firelei Báez, Untitled (A Correct Chart of Hispaniola with the Windward Passage)
A partially obscured figure crouches over a historical map of Hispaniola in an act of anticolonial resistance.
Childe Hassam, Allies Day, May 1917
Hassam's Impressionist painting provides a visual form of optimism on the very brink of America’s entry into the First World War.
Maya Lin, Ghost Forest
Installed in Madison Square Park, these skeletal trees express the devastation of climate change.
Explore the diverse history of the United States through its art. Seeing America is funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.
