Results for "African-American Artists: Affirmation Today"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sharon Reinckens
- Date: September 4, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Sharon Reinckens, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, has served as Acting Director, Senior Designer, and Supervisory Visual Information Specialist at the museum, 1980–present. Reinckens also produced award-winning documentaries about African American artists in Washington D.C for the museum. #Groundbreaker
Remembering the Work of Claudine K. Brown
- Date: March 23, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: In a 1991 issue of the Prophet, the Smithsonian African American Association’s newsletter, Claudine Kinard Brown called on staff to support Black museums across the country.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Sharon F. Patton
- Date: September 25, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Dr. Sharon F. Patton, Director, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, 2003-2008, oversaw the museum’s 9,000 African art objects and welcomed the distinguished Walt Disney-Tishman African Art Collection. Under her leadership, the museum opened its first traveling exhibition and established a visiting artists program. #Groundbreaker
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Susan Franz Lake
- Date: July 14, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Link Love: 7/19/2019
- Date: July 19, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
Introducing Smithson to Smithsonian
- Date: August 10, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: As the Smithsonian geared up to celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Libraries and Archives decided to revisit the online exhibition From Smithsonian to Smithsonian, created a quarter of a century ago. Today, on the Smithsonian’s birthday, we are pleased to celebrate the launch of a new, refreshed and greatly expanded web exhibition, Smithson to Smithsonian.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Elaine Heumann Gurian
- Date: July 1, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
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What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum
- Date: June 16, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.
Here at the Smithsonian: Modern Japanese Art
- Date: May 25, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Watch a recently-digitized video clip featuring Japanese Ceramics Today, an exhibition at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in 1983.
Throwback Thursday, Smithsonian-Style
- Date: December 20, 2018
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Slide back through time by exploring historic Smithsonian spaces in these before-and-after shots
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in the 21st Century
- Date: November 18, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: The Arts and Industries Buildings reopens this weekend with FUTURES, the first building-wide exploration of the future on the National Mall. Though we've written plenty about the building's past on our blog, today, we're diving into its more recent history in the 21st century.
Tips and Lessons from the Opening of the Renwick Gallery
- Date: June 11, 2019
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: In the midst of Smithsonian's busy season, we’re providing tips for visitors through the lens of photographs from the opening of the Renwick Gallery in 1972.