{"id":95234,"date":"2026-02-09T12:49:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/?p=95234"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:49:33","slug":"ms-americana-and-america250-at-nmwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmwa.org\/blog\/nmwa-exhibitions\/ms-americana-and-america250-at-nmwa\/","title":{"rendered":"“Ms. Americana” and America250 at NMWA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From April to October 2026, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) will present a selection of historical works by American women artists to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Under the title Ms. Americana<\/em>, the installation will feature 10 still life paintings, portraits, and landscapes spanning the 18th to 20th centuries by nine American women artists: Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, Cecilia Beaux, Ellen Day Hale, Clementine Hunter, Lilla Cabot Perry, Sarah Miriam Peale, Anna Claypoole Peale, Jane Peterson, and Lilly Martin Spencer. These women pursued their own independence and personal enlightenment. They traveled the world, ran their own businesses, and actively engaged politicians and heads of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection is drawn from the museum\u2019s international collection of artwork by women and nonbinary artists from across time, mediums, and backgrounds. On view in the Great Hall, the installation is an extension of the museum\u2019s thematically organized collection galleries. The presentation also complements the museum\u2019s month-long series of programs celebrating Women’s History Month<\/a>, which kicks off on Sunday, March 1, and includes talks, workshops, and opportunities for advocacy around gender equity in the arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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