Opening Day

American Identity

Sunday, June 11 | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

View the Museum’s newest exhibition, American Identity.

In one word, how would you describe yourself? How is the way you describe yourself different from how others describe you?

Identity is shaped, formed, and expressed in complex ways. For artists, portraiture has long been a powerful visual tool for defining identity but, for artists who live and work in the United States, contending with notions of identity has been further complicated by the country’s complex, often one-sided history.

American Identity features over thirty traditional, symbolic, and groundbreaking portraits from the Huntsville Museum of Art’s permanent collection. This timely exhibition includes a wide range of media, examining the history of portraiture from the early 19th century to today, and poses provocative questions about the very nature of likeness, identity, and representation.

This exhibition is organized by the Huntsville Museum of Art.