Meet the Artist: Carrie Mae Weems

Take a contemplative look into artist Carrie Mae Weems’s upstate New York studio as she discusses the ideas we carry throughout our lives, how she grapples with injustice, and the resolve and compassion she is bringing to her next phase in life and as an artist. Her immersive multimedia installation “Lincoln, Lonnie, and Me-A Story in 5 Parts” and photographs from her series “Constructing History” are part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection. To learn more about Weems, visit americanart.si.edu/artist/car....
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

[@jennawikler4987]

Carrie Mae was my DivIII advisor at Hampshire College in 1989. It was an honor to work with her. We lost contact so it is exciting to see this!

[@tashibooks]

Excellent! Everyone needs to see this. Thank you, SAAM!

[@carolynmullet1726]

Such wisdom. Inspiring.