Artist Self-Portraits

This collection of 32 self-portraits offers an intimate look at how American artists have seen — and chosen to present — themselves across more than two centuries. From formal academic self-studies to raw, experimental self-examinations, each work reveals something of the artist's inner life, creative process, and relationship to their moment in history. The collection spans painting, photography, drawing, and mixed media, featuring both celebrated names and lesser-known voices, and demonstrates how the act of self-portraiture has served as a site of identity, introspection, and artistic ambition throughout American art.