Results for "College Art Association of 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.
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From the Science Service Collection: Dr. John Thomas, Jr.
- Date: February 22, 2018
- Creator: Matt Peterson
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_392292,size=800,center]Dr. John Thomas, Jr., M.D. was a renowned clinician, epidemiologist, and research scholar who taught at Meharry Medical College for more than half century. When this photograph was made, he had just been appointed Research Collaborator at Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he was engaged in a study of the precursors of
Understanding growth in insects: Dyar’s Law revisited
- Date: March 21, 2017
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: How Smithsonian entomologist Harrison Dyar's field notes, now available on the Smithsonian Transcription Center, are improving present-day research done by Smithsonian Resident Research Associate Dr. Jorge Santiago-Blay.
Forging a Legal Path: Marie Malaro
- Date: September 18, 2018
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: Marie Malaro, 1933-2018, entered law in 1957 when few women were admitted to the bar, and then taught generations of museum professionals how law and ethics applied to their work every day.
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Most Likely to be Succeeded
- Date: May 19, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Posing with a yearbook picture of myself, by Billy Mabray, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] I’m a fan of yearbooks. I was an editor of mine in college, a somewhat unusual, multi-volume, and boxed object that included two books, a booklet, a brochure, and (it being the late sixties) a balloon. Back then, we
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Carla M. Borden
- Date: June 29, 2022
- 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.
Fern P. Rathe: Navigating the Lab and the Skies
- Date: December 17, 2013
- Description: An update on the life and career of chemist and pilot Fern P. Rathe, featured in the Women in Science Wednesday post on July 17, 2013.
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Smithsonian’s First Earth Day
- Date: April 20, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: How did the Smithsonian take part in the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970?
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Can We Just Forget It?
- Date: July 15, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="360" caption="Eraser, by Sarah McKenzie, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] An interesting story surfaced about a week ago, concerning an over-eager defense lawyer anxiously seeking to expunge not only governmental, but media archives, too, of potentially damaging information or previously published articles about a number
Field Books Go to Oxford!
- Date: October 23, 2018
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: See how our conservation staff are sharing treatment ideas with colleagues across the world.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lillian Kozloski
- Date: August 24, 2022
- 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: 11/20/15
- Date: November 20, 2015
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: In anticipation of its Fall 2016 opening, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) did something beautiful. A film, by Stanley J. Nelson and Marcia Smith, was projected on NMAAHC's new building representing the history of African Americans in the U.S. You can check out all the images from the projection mapping on their Pinterest