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America 250
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, discover how artists established and challenge the meanings of life, liberty, equality, and our shared humanity.
Join us for in-person tours (details below) or explore the galleries guided by our Revisiting Our Founding Ideals brochure available late July in the Insight Lab.

R. Barnes. The Merrimac and the Monitor. 1889. Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York, BMA 1967.76.2

Walter Ufer. Luzanna (Lousuanna Lujan) and Her Sisters. 1920. Baltimore Museum of Art, Gift of the Friends of Art, BMA 1931.5.1

Nari Ward. Peace Keeper. 1995/2020. Baltimore Museum of Art, Art Fund established with exchange funds from gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Edgar F. Berman, Equitable Bank, N.A., Geoffrey Gates, Sandra O. Moose, National Endowment for the Arts, Lawrence Rubin, Philip M. Stern, and Alan J. Zakon, BMA 2021.226. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London

Joshua Johnson. Charles Herman Stricker Wilmans. c. 1804. Baltimore Museum of Art, Bequest of Susan D. Tilghman Horner, BMA 1944.6

Thomas Cole. A Wild Scene. 1831-1832. Baltimore Museum of Art, Purchase with exchange funds from Leonce Rabillon Bequest Fund; and Purchase Fund, BMA 1958.15