High Museum of Art

Jerry Pinkney Illustration of MLK Jr and other civil rights leaders
Picture the Dream: The Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books
This summer, the High Museum of Art will premiere Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books (August 15–November 8, 2020), an exhibition…
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903), Pièce d'eau à Kew, Londres (Ornamental Lake at Kew [Gardens], London), 1892
High Museum Receives Major Gift of Impressionist Paintings
The High Museum of Art announces that Atlanta-based philanthropists Doris and Shouky Shaheen have donated their entire impressionist, postimpressionist and modernist painting collection, totaling 24…
Family Portrait (2019) byYehimi Cambrón, installed at Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta, High Museum of Art
High Museum Showcases Atlanta's Diversity Through it's Drawings

ATLANTA ― This summer, the High Museum of Art presents “Of Origins and Belonging, Drawn from Atlanta” (June 1–Sept. 29, 2019), an exhibition featuring six Atlanta-based…

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Discover the Art of Southern Backroads at the High
ATLANTA – This spring, the High Museum of Art will present “Way Out There: The Art of Southern Backroads,” an exhibition that celebrates the region’s self-taught artists and offers a rare…
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William Christenberry: Time & Texture in the Deep South
A pioneer of color photography, William Christenberry dedicated his career to articulating the unique character of his native Hale County, Alabama.
Way Out There: The Art of Southern Backroads
This spring, the High Museum of Art will present “Way Out There: The Art of Southern Backroads,” an exhibition that celebrates the region’s self-taught artists and offers a rare look at how their…
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Map of the Hundred Acre Wood Breaks Auction Records

At their auction of English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations yesterday,…

With Drawn Arms: Glenn Kaino and Tommie Smith

A half century before NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee, gold medal sprinter Tommie Smith raised a fist at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico to protest abuse of human rights…

Outliers and American Vanguard Art

Self-taught artists—variously termed folk, primitive, visionary, naïve, outsider, and isolate—have played a significant role in the history of modernism, yet their contributions have been largely…

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High Museum of Art debuts new Mark Steinmetz works for 'Picturing the South'

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART TO DEBUT MARK STEINMETZ “PICTURING THE SOUTH” COMMISSION

Athens-based photographer created new works focused on the Atlanta airport for the…