Description: [caption id="attachment_3320" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The Haggard Family II, February 2005, courtesy of Sandy Puc’ and the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation."][/caption] When we began work on click!, it seemed obvious that somehow, someway, we’d have to find someone to explore how photography impacts our encounters with death. Many writers about
Description: Exhibit case featuring skeletons of “Man and Horse” in Comparative Anatomy Hall at the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, mounted by J.W. Scollick, osteological preparator, 1890s, SIA Acc. 11-007, MNH-8880.
Description: Exhibit case featuring items lent by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution, including a spinning wheel, on display in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, 1904, SIA Acc. 11-006, MAH-14414.
Description: I cannot, I feel, have any regrets about my accomplishments. What comes from art will just come. I don’t feel any need to strive. - John N. Robinson One of my favorite parts of working in an archive is the opportunity to immerse myself in other people’s worlds, to learn more about their stories and experiences. One such person I encountered recently was John N. Robinson, a
Description: Taxidermist Francis “Frank” Greenwell repairs a Nubian giraffe in an exhibit containing animals from Africa in the Hall of Mammals in the National Museum of Natural History, February 10, 1982, by Kim Nielsen, SIA Acc. 11-009, 82-2558-26A.
Description: Linda Edquist, Conservator and Head of Preservation, National Postal Museum, 1993–2018, managed conservation projects, staff, and exhibitions at the museum. Edquist first arrived at the Smithsonian as a Conservation Technician at Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 1990–92. #Groundbreaker
Description: Dr. Elizabeth Broun, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, 1989–2016, oversaw major renovations, welcomed groundbreaking exhibitions, and diversified the museum’s collections. She served as the museum’s Chief Curator and Assistant Director, 1983–88. #Groundbreaker
Description: As one of the first women to work in scientific illustration at the Smithsonian, Violet Dandridge made her mark at the United States National Museum.
Description: Drs. Joanne Hyppolite and Deborah Mack had the near impossible task of distilling 400 years of African American style, food, craftsmanship, and more into the inaugural "Cultural Expressions" exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. #Groundbreaker (s)
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