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      Harriet Lane Johnston: First Lady of the National Collection of Fine Arts

      • Date: August 8, 2019
      • Description: Learn about Harriet Lane Johnston: First Lady, globetrotter, and founding donor of the Smithsonian American Art Museum!

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    3. Fishing nets and a Giant Octopus hang from the ceiling of the Fisheries Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum.

      Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum

      • Date: December 10, 2019
      • Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.

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    5. Visitors viewing transparent woman at the opening of the Hall of Health

      The Hall of Health and the Exhibits Modernization Program

      • Date: December 15, 2016
      • Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
      • Description: In the 1950s US National Museum staff revitalized exhibits across the Smithsonian, completely transforming the Arts & Industries Building.

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    7. Opening of the National Collection of Fine Arts, 1968.

      Design + Archives: Posters

      • Date: October 6, 2016
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: A selection of posters from programs and exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (formerly National Collection of Fine Arts and National Museum of American Art) and Renwick Gallery.

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      A Look into NCFA Exhibition Posters

      • Date: October 24, 2017
      • Creator: Alison Reppert Gerber
      • Description: The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) has undergone many name changes over the years. One of these – the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) – was in use from 1937 to 1980. During this time, the NCFA underwent several exciting changes. After years of being housed in multiple locations and several failed attempts to build a permanent building, the collection moved to

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    11. A woman smiles directly at the camera. Her hair is in a bun and she is wearing blue earrings and a necklace.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Claudine K. Brown

      • Date: February 27, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Claudine K. Brown began her long career with Smithsonian as the Director of the African American History Project, 1990–1995, developing a program plan for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Brown also served as Smithsonian’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1991-1995. She returned to the Smithsonian in 2010 as Assistant

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      Ruel P. Tolman’s Images: Who Are You?

      • Date: January 12, 2012
      • Creator: Courtney Bellizzi
      • Description: Help us identify images from the 1930s, photographed by Ruel P. Tolman, Curator and Director of the Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fine Arts.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Merry A. Foresta

      • Date: June 16, 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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    17. A young woman, with her hair tied back holds a large, dried plant specimen.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell

      • Date: March 20, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker

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    19. Adopt-a-Book save-the-date promo graphic. The background is a painting of purple flowers. The Smithsonian Libraries and Archives logo is on the left. The right includes the text: Save the dates Adopt-a-Book Salons.

      Welcome to the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book Program

      • Date: March 10, 2022
      • Creator: William Bennett
      • Description: We all have the opportunity to support the Smithsonian—come see how the Libraries and Archives Adopt-a-Book program offers a chance to do so.

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    21. A woman sits at a desk and poses for a close-up. The desk has folder holders for papers and small objects, like a statue and two model boats.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jane Rosen Glaser

      • Date: April 17, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Jane Rosen Glaser was Director of the Office of Museum Programs (1976–89), Special Assistant in the offices of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities (1989-94), Assistant Provost (1994-96), and Provost (1996). During her long career with Smithsonian, Glaser organized seminars and conferences for museum professionals and published numerous books and articles about

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    23. A woman holds a box and smiles at a camera. She is standing in front of a lunar rock sample.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Priscilla L. Strain

      • Date: November 6, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Priscilla L. Strain has worked for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Center for Earth and Planetary Studies since 1974 as a Research Assistant, 1974-79, Geologist, 1979-87, and Program Manager, 1987–present. She is currently the curator of the museum’s lunar rock collection and manages the center’s exhibits and programs. #Groundbreaker

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