Results for "Visual communication"
- Blog Post
"Day With(out) Art”: A Brief History at the Smithsonian
- Date: November 30, 2017
- Description: DAY Without ArtSince 1989, December 1 has been observed as Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day.December 1 is the Day Without Art, coinciding with World AIDS Day. Join us as we explore how the Smithsonian has “celebrate[d] the lives and achievements of lost colleagues and friends.”
- Finding Aid
SIA RU009530, Smithsonian Institution Paleontology Videohistory Collection, 1987-1988
- Date: 1987 1987-1988
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Blog Post
In Living Color
- Date: January 12, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="attachment_4178" align="alignleft" width="206" caption="Levi Hill often photographed color lithographic prints, mostly European images, when attempting to perfect his Hillotype color process. This print of a girl and small animal shows his achievement in capturing natural colors on a daguerreotype plate, circa 1851-56."][/caption] Excepting the 8% of males and
- Blog Post
Please Mr. Postman
- Date: February 16, 2010
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="448" caption="Temperance Parade, Church of the Nazarene, Medora, Illinois, photographer unknown, real-photo postcard, 1908, Courtesy of Luc Sante, 2009."][/caption] One of the thrills of seeing—when you stop to pay attention to it—is how complex and quickly the process of looking and making sense of what we see happens. According to
- Blog Post
Watch Now: Today is Archives Fair
- Date: October 19, 2012
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Tune into a live webcast of the Smithsonian's 2012 Archives Fair to watch the lecture series on "Revealing Hidden Treasures."
- Finding Aid
SIA RU000321, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Program Support, Records, 1965-1981, with related records from 1954
- Date: 1954 1954-1981 1965-1981, with related records from 1954
- Creator: National Museum of American Art. Office of Program Support
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Webpage
What is a Primary Source?
- Date: September 24, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 91-114, Smithsonian Institution Office of Design and Construction, Project Files, c. 1970-1990
- Date: 1970 1970-1990 c 1970-1990
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 07-154, Emmons, Richard H. 1919-2005, Richard H. Emmons Papers, circa 1954-1998
- Date: 1954 1954-1998 circa 1954-1998
- Creator: Emmons, Richard H., 1919-2005
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Preserve It While You Use It: Collections Care in Action
- Date: April 28, 2015
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: It’s Preservation Week - see what conservation staff at the Smithsonian Institution Archives are doing to contribute to preservation-mindedness.
- Document
AVInsider: VanCamp
Harry Walters - Director of the Diné College Museum, 1973-2008
- Date: July 30, 2020
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Before becoming the Director of the Diné College Museum in Arizona, Harry Walters spent three months at the Smithsonian learning techniques for the care and handling of artifacts, including their identification, description, conservation, storage, and exhibition.