Results for "Portrait painting, Latin American"
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Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
- Date: September 7, 2017
- Creator: Charles Zange
- Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Dorothy Moss
- Date: March 7, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Curator of painting & sculpture, Dr. Dorothy Moss, Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, directs the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, and curates the museum’s first-ever performance art series, IDENTIFY. #Groundbreaker
Link Love: 06/25/2021
- Date: June 25, 2021
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a biweekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
November is Native American Heritage Month
- Date: November 5, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Please join the Smithsonian and institutions around the country as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November!
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African American Women Educators at the Smithsonian
- Date: February 2, 2016
- Description: The contributions of African American women educators Tracy Carpenter, Louise Hutchinson, and Amina Dickerson to the Smithsonian.
Everything I Own
- Date: February 6, 2020
- Creator: Heidi Stover
- Description: Some refer to the Smithsonian as "America's Attic." It probably earned this nickname because throughout its history, the Smithsonian has acquired artifacts, relics, paintings, personal collections, and even hair samples related to the Commander in Chief (yes, the National Museum of American History has a collection of presidential hairs!).With Presidents' Day coming up on
Remembering the Exhibitions Celebrating the Centennial of FDR's Birth
- Date: January 28, 2021
- Description: In 1982, the Smithsonian Institution paid homage to the birth of the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, born January 30, 1882, through six new exhibits.
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The Photography of Art
- Date: November 27, 2009
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
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Science Service, Up Close: Charles Bittinger and the Worlds of Science and Art
- Date: December 6, 2016
- Creator: Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
- Description: The work of painter Charles Bittinger, bridging the worlds of science and art.
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“The Nut Lady” Reconsidered
- Date: March 27, 2009
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="405" caption="Elizabeth Tashjiaan, American painter, 1912-2007, Smithsonian American Art Museum"][/caption]Looking at this photo of artist Elizabeth Tashjian in our new set of portraits of women artists at the Smithsonian Commons on Flickr, it seemed obvious to me that I was looking at a professionally-trained artist, who in fact, won
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.
Link Love: 8/24/2018
- Date: August 24, 2018
- Creator: Deborah Shapiro
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.