<img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/assets.saam.media/files/styles/large/s3/files/images/2011/SAAM-2011.37.15_2.jpg?itok=5bfpu_v0" width="480" height="437" alt="Thumbnail" title="Untitled - 2011.37.15 - 92619" class="img-responsive" />The American Art Museum is no stranger to invention. The building that houses the museum was formerly the United States Patent Office (President Andrew Jackson authorized the construction of the building in 1836), with thousands of patent models on display on the third floor, including one designed by President Lincoln.
