SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture celebrates the worldwide explorations of one of the most important naturalists of the 19th century. Through his 36 books and thousands of letters, Humboldt created a lasting influence on the way we think about our relationship to our environment.the exhibition, which includes more than 100 paintings, centers on the fine arts as a lens through which to understand how deeply intertwined Humboldt’s ideas were with America’s emerging identity, grounded in an appreciation of nature. Running March 20 to August 16, works from artists like Albert Bierstadt, Karl Bodmer, George Catlin, Frederic Edwin Church and many others will be on view.