Clarice Smith’s Paintings Featured in Art in Embassies Inaugural “Democracy Collection”

A repository containing 59 of Clarice Smith’s paintings has been chosen for the inaugural “Democracy Collection” for the US State Department’s Art in Embassies (AIE) program. These works will be on an extended loan with the State Department and made available to US Ambassadors for display in their embassies and residences throughout the world.

This important program was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 to enhance ‘art’ diplomacy. The purpose of Art in Embassies is to create vital world-wide cross-cultural dialogue and to foster mutual understanding through the visual arts. Clarice Smith was an avid supporter of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) which reinforces the AIE program. View the Clarice Smith Collection.

For more information about the “Democracy Collection” visit the website.