Results for "American Art Pottery (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)"

 
Showing results 1273 - 1284 of 1577 for American Art Pottery (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
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    See Here: 2/22/2010

    • Date: February 22, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="287" caption="Eugene Behlan, chief of National Museum of Natural History Office of Exhibits, with a mannequin before the opening of "Western Civilization: Origins and Traditions," 1978, by Richard K. Hofmeister, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371 Box 2 Folder July 1978, Negative Number:

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    See Here: 3/10/2010

    • Date: March 10, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="430" caption="Anthropology Exhibit in the National Museum of Natural History of a life group from the Arctic Region entitled "Polar Eskimo, the Northernmost People of the World," 1957, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95 Box 44A Folder 8, Negative Number: MNH-035."][/caption]

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    See Here: 1/28/2010

    • Date: January 28, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="412" caption="In the Hall of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History in an exhibit case of "Poisonous Mammals" displays the short-tailed shrew, the duck-billed platypus, and the spiny anteater, the only poisonous mammals, 1959, by Unknown photographer, Photographic print,

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  7. Portrait of Mara Mayor.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Mara Mayor

    • Date: November 10, 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.

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    See Here: 1/25/2010

    • Date: January 25, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: A daily photo highlight from Smithsonian collections. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="428" caption="At the Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition in 1893, visitors ride in a gondola in the ‘Court of Honor.’ The Smithsonian coordinated all of the U.S. Government exhibits and prepared a display on its activities and collections for the exposition, 1893, by Unknown

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  11. An L-shaped stacked stone and mortar house with a slate roof and white-painted sash windows sits amidst a grassy expanse. A lichen-covered stacked stone wall separates the front garden from pastureland.

    Walking in the Footsteps of Hungerfords

    • Date: September 15, 2022
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: Readers of The Bigger Picture will be familiar with the Hungerford Deed, a 1787 property contract dividing a lucrative land inheritance between the mother and aunt of the Smithsonian’s founding donor, James Smithson. Over the last three years I have been able to take a deep dive into the content of the Deed and strengthen our understanding of Smithson’s choice to leave his

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  13. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Hearing the Unheard: the Smithsonian and the Riots of 1968

    • Date: September 20, 2016
    • Description: The riots following King’s assassination in 1968 transformed Smithsonian’s relationship to black history and culture.

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    Decoding Taxonomic Mysteries in Secretary Baird’s Correspondence

    • Date: May 17, 2016
    • Creator: William Bennett
    • Description: The Archives was recently gifted an 1860 letter from Spencer F. Baird, second Secretary of the Smithsonian, to George N. Lawrence, fellow naturalist. The donor requested that, along with a digital version, a transcription be provided, which I undertook alongside a simple treatment. The letter was in overall excellent condition: the thin paper exhibited only a pair of small

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    Link Love: 8/20/2010

    • Date: August 20, 2010
    • Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="336" caption="South Beach, Miami, Florida, 2004, Courtesy of the TypArchive: www.typarchive.com."] [/caption] A visual archive of hand-painted and cool old signage [via @leetranlam]. Check out the Smithsonian Libraries’ extensive links to online exhibitions created by libraries and archives. Catch the spirit! The Gospel Music History

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    See Here: 12/6/2010

    • Date: December 6, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="378" caption="Image of a wall case displaying specimens from the Copper Queen Mine in Bisbee, Arizona, The case, part of the Exhibits Modernization Program, is located in the Hall of Gems and Minerals in the United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, 1958, by Unidentified photographer,

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    See Here: 3/28/2011

    • Date: March 28, 2011
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_7497,size=350,left][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="402" caption="On August 20, 1957, a coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae Smitha, living fossil fish, is put on exhibit in the foyer of United States National Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, 1957, by Unidentified photographer, Photographic print, Smithsonian Institution

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    See Here: 10/11/2010

    • Date: October 11, 2010
    • Creator: The Bigger Picture
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="408" caption="The skeleton of a Hyracotherium, a tiny horse that heralded one of the major evolutionary trends of the age of mammals - the move to grazing - from the National Museum of Natural History's new exhibit "Mammals in the Limelight," opening May 30, 1985, In the background is Robert Emry, Curator of fossil mammals in the

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