Eye level is an art blog written by a collaborative team at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). According to the site, "... the conversation at Eye Level will be dedicated to American art and the ways in which the nation's art reflects its history and culture." The SAAM collection is meant as a foundation for the conversation on Eye Level. A recent post begins by talking about a road trip...

Andy Warhol was perhaps best known for his keen interpretations of contemporary post-World War II American culture and Elizabeth Taylor is perhaps best known for her amazing violet eyes and distinguished film roles. Their paths crossed (in a matter of speaking) when Warhol created a vibrant silkscreen of Taylor from a publicity photograph of her taken around the time that she was making the film...

Fans of vintage advertisements should check out this striking collection of historical posters digitized by the Library of Congress. This collection features over 900 posters created for the Work Projects Administration (WPA; originally called the Works Progress Administration) between 1936 and 1943, a Depression-era federal jobs program initiated to relieve unemployment and improve...

The memories of 1967's "Summer of Love" may have faded from the minds of some, but for those who were there it will be hard to forget the music or the spirit of those times. The Whitney Museum in New York has not forgotten this brief, yet productive, period in American contemporary art and popular culture. To explore this period from the late 1960s to the early 1970s, they have brought together a...