Results for "Art appreciation"
- SI History Bibliography
Charles Lang Freer: An American Aesthete in the Gilded Era
- Date: October 1979
- Creator: Clark, Nichols
- Creator: Clark, Nichols
- Blog Post
Pictures of Pictures
- Date: March 9, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Heard Museum Gift Shop, by Daniel Greene, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignright" width="216" caption="Slide Carousel: Loading Slides into the Carousel 5, by rosefirerising, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] How does photography change the ways we look and learn about
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 18-272, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Department of Education, Docent Program Records, circa 1989-2017
- Date: 1989 1989-2017 circa 1989-2017
- Creator: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Department of Education
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Conservation
- Date: May 5, 2017
- Description: OverviewConservation for archives, libraries, art, and museums is the application of specialized techniques to examine, document, and treat physical objects. It involves direct inspection, analysis, and/or direct physical and chemical interventions to address problems of function and/or aesthetics - i.e. the object does not perform well and is at risk of further damage through
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 96-154, Barney, Alice Pike 1857-1931, Alice Pike Barney Papers, circa 1890-1994
- Date: 1890 1890-1994 circa 1890-1994
- Creator: Barney, Alice Pike, 1857-1931
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Volunteer Spotlight: Julie Goforth
- Date: April 7, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Get to know Archives volunteer Julie Goforth.
- Blog Post
Brave New Museum
- Date: March 11, 2010
- Description: Computer science researchers at the University of Washington and Cornell University have announced a new system of powerful graphics algorithms that will create three-dimensional renderings of buildings, neighborhoods, and potentially even entire cities. Fittingly the inventors went for the gold and named the system PhotoCity. Like its precursor, Microsoft’s Photosynth, the
World Watercolor Month at the Smithsonian
- Date: July 22, 2021
- Creator: Tatiana Swann
- Description: We’re taking a look at the various watercolors the Smithsonian Institution has collected both past and present, highlighting the diversity in artists, technique, unique painting effect, and versatility to create anything from insects to cityscapes.
Thank you, Volunteers!
- Date: April 23, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Volunteers have been an integral part of the Smithsonian since the beginning. As our historian Pamela Henson likes to say, we have always relied on the kindness of strangers. A blog post in honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month 2015. Includes a list of Smithsonian crowdsourcing projects that volunteers can participate in.
Volunteer Spotlight: John Churchman
- Date: April 22, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: To celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Month, we would like to recognize John Churchman, a research associate who has been documenting the history of computing at the Smithsonian.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 17-319, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Communications and Marketing, Special Event Records, 1988-1993, 2002-2013
- Date: 1988 1988-2013 1988-1993, 2002-2013
- Creator: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Communications and Marketing
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 07-174, National Museum of African Art (U.S.) Office of Education and Public Programs, Program Files, 1978-2005
- Date: 1978 1978-2005
- Creator: National Museum of African Art. Office of Education and Public Programs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives