Articulated: Dispatches from the Archives of American Art

Latest Episodes:

1 – Anita Fields: How We Gather Apr 04, 2026

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Anita Fields (Osage | b. 1951) is an artist who makes history palpable through ceramics, textiles, and more. Hear her journey in her own words and how she continues to innovate after decades of work in clay and cloth.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

2 – Leo Tanguma: Great Humanity Apr 04, 2026

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Leo Tanguma (b. 1941) is a Chicano muralist and activist whose work in Texas and Colorado have spurred new generations of creativity and social awareness. Hear his story, the heritage he makes visible, and about the importance of art that belongs to everyone.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

3 – Lenore Chinn: Along for the Ride Apr 04, 2026

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Hear from Lenore Chinn (b. 1949), a painter, photographer, activist, and legacy steward who has preserved the memories of multiple San Francisco communities for decades. Through her work, Chinn records the triumphs and challenges facing Asian and LGBTQ Americans and more based on the principle that we are all implicated in each other's lives and that we should enjoy our journeys together.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

4 – Pat Steir: The Romance of Painting Apr 04, 2026

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Pat Steir (b. 1938) is synonymous with bold painting, and she has been shaping the arts in the United States and beyond since the 1970s. Through exhilarating material experimentation in paint and cutting-edge work in print, Steir continues to cultivate new expression and generations of art. Hear about the paths she has taken and forged in her own words.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

Season 4 Trailer Nov 26, 2024

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Season 4 of ARTiculated arrives just in time for the holidays on December 3. Hear about the lives and work of ceramicist and textile artist Anita Fields (Osage), muralist Leo Tanguma, painter and photographer Lenore Chinn, and painter Pat Steir as they've navigated their careers over the decades. This trailer was narrated by Susan Cary, our registrar and collections manager.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

12 - This women's thing: feminism and the arts Dec 20, 2023

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Through many modes and for many aims, feminists have sought to improve equity in and through the visual arts. In this episode, hear from a variety of women as they describe the trajectory of feminism they've seen in their lives and careers, including stories from Faith Ringgold, Linda Nochlin, Judy Baca, and Joan Semmel among others.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

11 - Classical Continuity: history in series with Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence Nov 29, 2023

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Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence profoundly shaped the depiction of American history in art through their ambitious and insightful oeuvres. From generating new national traditions through the Harlem Community Art Center to capturing communal experience through paint and collage, they paved the way for subsequent generations of storytellers. In this episode, hear from the artists as they recount the social, political, and artistic currents that guided their paths.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

10 - A Class by Themselves: Joe Feddersen, G. Peter Jemison, and the eternal futures of Native American art Oct 25, 2023

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For more than 50 years, Joe Feddersen (Colville) and G. Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan) have been creating works that extend Native heritage and enrich the stories told by American art. Through an ambidextrous approach to craft and figuration, Feddersen finds consonance between contemporary life and traditional forms and iconographies, while Jemison highlights the continuities and ruptures of Native experiences in our shared spaces. With wide-ranging community education, preservation, and advocacy projects, Feddersen and Jemison show that new paths emerge from the old.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

9 - Collective Force: Chicano Artists and the United Farm Workers Sep 27, 2023

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Throughout decades of protecting workers and their rights, the United Farm Workers union has been a significant nexus for artists and activists. In this episode, listen to three artists who have been instrumental in illustrating and activating the labor advocacy of the UFW, as Barbara Carrasco, Carlos Almaraz, and Ester Hernandez recount the importance of collective action and working alongside Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

8 - Back to School: education, pedagogy, apprenticeship, and the arts Aug 30, 2023

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Artistic education takes many shapes, as artists pass down skills and traditions to see them transformed by new hands. In this episode, hear how the classroom shaped artists, both as learners and teachers. Stories include Anni Albers’s descriptions of lessons with Paul Klee at the Bauhaus and her own teaching at Black Mountain College, Carmen Lomas Garza on the activism that shaped her time as a student teacher, and Lee Krasner’s memorable training moments along her artistic journey among others.

Show Notes and Transcript available at www.aaa.si.edu/articulated

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