Results for "Archives of American Art. Texas Project"
From Plantations to Islands of Science: Travels in Costa Rica and Panama - Part II
- Date: January 31, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
The Scientific Portraits of Julian Papin Scott, Part 2 of 2: Who and How, and Why It Matters
- Date: September 10, 2019
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: The historical legacy of amatuer photographer Julian Papin Scott (1877-1961) is far greater than was acknowledged at the time, because of both who he photographed and how he set up the images.
Design + Archives - National Collection of Fine Arts
- Date: April 22, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A look back at some exhibition brochures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
I.D. This! Solid Ink Inkjet Print
- Date: June 18, 2019
- Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
- Description: Material and process identification is the key to a robust preservation strategy!
Design + Archives: Craft Multiples
- Date: May 10, 2016
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A look at the design and style of selected letterhead from entries into the Renwick Gallery's exhibition, Craft Multiples.
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Recent Photography Exhibitions in DC
- Date: June 1, 2010
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="422" caption="Mounted Cyanotypes, the Working Proofs for Eadweard Muybridge's Animal Locomotion, Plate 55, "Walking, Turning Around, Action of Aversion" (Miss Larrigan, July 28, 1885), by Eadweard Muybridge, Cyanotype, National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center, Division of Information Technology and Communications,
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Civil War Reconnaissance Takes Flight
- Date: June 18, 2011
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
North To Alaska
- Date: June 14, 2012
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Recreating the journey of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899 by cruise ship.
Hot Topix in Archival Research, Spring 2019
- Date: June 25, 2019
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Here are some of the highlights of the research conducted this spring at SIA.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Tuliza Fleming
- Date: December 26, 2018
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Dr. Tuliza Fleming, Curator of American Art at the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2007, worked to build the museum's foundational American art collection, served as the lead curator for the inaugural exhibition Visual Art and the American Experience, curated Clementine Hunter: Life on Melrose Plantation, and co-curated the traveling exhibition
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Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: Smithsonian Volunteers
- Date: April 19, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_12022,size=250,left]Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since its earliest years. The Institution has always been “dependent on the kindness of strangers.” Volunteers make tremendous contributions to Smithsonian operations every day in virtually every corner of the globe. The Smithsonian's paid staff of some 6,000 employees is
Deconstructing a “Man’s World” One Woman at a Time
- Date: August 2, 2018
- Description: Ellen Roney Hughes’ supposition in 1999 was “Well, I think it’s still a man’s world at the Smithsonian.” This may hold some validity due to recent discoveries at the Smithsonian.