PR: Announcing an Exciting New Digital Comic Series! from the Smithsonian

SAAM presents a new look at 10 women artists

SAAM presents an original series of comics inspired by ten groundbreaking women artists. Now available online. View this email in your browser Announcing an Exciting New Comic Series Enter the Vivid World of Drawn to Art: Ten Tales of Inspiring Women Artists Introducing a New Look at Visionaries and Rule Breakers: Alma Thomas. Berenice Abbott. Carmen Herrera. Kay Sekimachi. Mickalene Thomas. Corita Kent. Maria Oakey Dewing. Anni Albers. Edmonia Lewis. Romaine Brooks. The Smithsonian American Art Museum is proud to present a new series of online comics that draws attention to the lives of these important women and inspires a new generation. Each story is brilliantly realized by a student-illustrator at the Ringling College of Art and Design. Get Drawn to Art! What happens when you pair ten emerging illustrators with ten visionary women artists in order to tell remarkable tales? Take a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration for Drawn to Art and discover how these short takes on artists' lives were created. Watch the Making of a Comic Time-lapse of creating "Picturing a City: A Comic About Berenice Abbott" The Smithsonian American Art Museum is able to create and share digital experiences like these thanks to funding from generous supporters like you.   Thank you for ensuring that American art is available to all. Donate to Support SAAM Image Credit: Illustrated by Anne Wilsey Cover of "Beneath the Holly Tree: A Comic About Berenice Alma Thomas," illustrated by Lauren Lamb Program Credit: Generous support has been provided by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative. Special thanks to the Ringling College of Art and Design. Copyright © 2021 Smithsonian American Art Museum, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on our website, or because you gave your email address while attending a museum event. Our mailing address is: Smithsonian American Art Museum MRC 970 Box 37012 Washington, DC 20013-7012