The National Gallery of Art will present 'Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography,' the first exhibition to examine the relationship between resource extraction and American photography over a 200-year period. The exhibition features 150 photographs by more than 100 artists, including Richard Avedon, Walker Evans, and LaToya Ruby Frazier, documenting the impact of mining and fossil fuel industries. The show will run in Washington, D.C., from May 23 to August 23, 2026, before traveling to the Milwaukee Art Museum and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.