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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.
Link Love: 12/8/2017
- Date: December 8, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The man who created the Smithsonian's contemporary visual identity system, Ivan Chermayeff, died this week. Here's more on the history of the Smithsonian's identity. [via Smithsonian Magazine]If you're a high school student interested in design, you have until February 12 to enter the Cooper Hewitt's competition for design solutions to make the everyday more accessible! Also
Love Thy Neighbor's Mug Shot
- Date: September 17, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Link Love: 1/15/16
- Date: January 15, 2016
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Harvard's pigment collection. [via Collossal]Also with gorgeous colors, a 700+ page Dutch book from 1692 documenting "every color in the spectrum." [via Open Culture] A new online exhibit examining what it's like to work in the U.S. on a H-1B visa from the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Center. [via Smithsonian Magazine] Later this year, scientists (including our own
Science Service, Up Close: Books, Readers, and Recommendations
- Date: December 3, 2015
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: Need a new book to read? Look no further than these recommendations from Smithsonian Science Service staff writers during the 1920s and 1930s.
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SIA Acc. 18-095, National Museum of American History (U.S.), Curatorial Records, 1946-2001
- Date: 1946 1946-2001
- Creator: National Museum of American History
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 95-150, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of Public Affairs, Records, circa 1980-1993
- Date: 1980 1980-1993 circa 1980-1993
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Office of Public Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 94-082, Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, Experimental Gallery Records, circa 1983-1994
- Date: 1983 1983-1994 circa 1983-1994
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Orchids and Oral History
- Date: April 16, 2020
- Description: Let’s learn about the history of Smithsonian Gardens’ annual orchid exhibit with a little help from former director Barbara Faust through her 2011 oral history interview.
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SIA Acc. 96-029, Smithsonian Institution Press Editor, Special Projects, Records, 1971-1995
- Date: 1971 1971-1995
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Press. Editor, Special Projects
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA Acc. 96-146, National Museum of American History (U.S.) Office of the Director, Records, c. 1987-1992
- Date: 1987 1987-1992 c 1987-1992
- Creator: National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
The AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall
- Date: December 17, 2020
- Description: The AIDS Memorial Quilt has a long history with the National Mall and the Smithsonian Institution starting with its first appearance on the Mall in 1987.