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photo of men in old fashioned flying gear sitting in and loading a two-person prop plane

By Aeroplane to Pygmyland
photo of men in old fashioned flying gear sitting in and loading a two-person prop plane

By Aeroplane to Pygmyland
photo of men in old fashioned flying gear sitting in and loading a two-person prop plane

By Aeroplane to Pygmyland
Celebrity Caricature- Selections from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Celebrity Caricature: Selections from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries


In the late 1990's the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery Library (AA/PG Library) made a special effort to collect materials on caricature and cartoon in conjunction with the National Portrait Gallery's 1998 exhibition "Celebrity Caricature in America", curated by Wendy Wick Reaves.
Celebrity Caricature- Selections from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Celebrity Caricature: Selections from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries


In the late 1990's the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery Library (AA/PG Library) made a special effort to collect materials on caricature and cartoon in conjunction with the National Portrait Gallery's 1998 exhibition "Celebrity Caricature in America", curated by Wendy Wick Reaves.
Chasing Venus- Observing the Transits of Venus 1631-2004

Chasing Venus: Observing the Transits of Venus 1631-2004


For ages, astronomers looked for a way to measure the distance between Earth and the Sun. This distance, called the astronomical unit was a yardstick that could measure the entire solar system. Since the astronomer Johannes Kepler had determined the relative distances among the planets and the Sun in the early 1600s, the Earth-Venus distance could be used to calculate the Earth-Sun distance.
Chasing Venus- Observing the Transits of Venus 1631-2004

Chasing Venus: Observing the Transits of Venus 1631-2004


For ages, astronomers looked for a way to measure the distance between Earth and the Sun. This distance, called the astronomical unit was a yardstick that could measure the entire solar system. Since the astronomer Johannes Kepler had determined the relative distances among the planets and the Sun in the early 1600s, the Earth-Venus distance could be used to calculate the Earth-Sun distance.
Color in a New Light

Color in a New Light


Name a topic that links science, history, art, and culture. How about color? Let’s follow the theme of color through the vast collections of the Smithsonian Libraries, and make a few unexpected connections and discoveries. Color in a New Light launched in January 2016 and will run for 14 months in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
Color in a New Light

Color in a New Light


Name a topic that links science, history, art, and culture. How about color? Let’s follow the theme of color through the vast collections of the Smithsonian Libraries, and make a few unexpected connections and discoveries. Color in a New Light launched in January 2016 and will run for 14 months in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
Color in a New Light

Color in a New Light


Name a topic that links science, history, art, and culture. How about color? Let’s follow the theme of color through the vast collections of the Smithsonian Libraries, and make a few unexpected connections and discoveries. Color in a New Light launched in January 2016 and will run for 14 months in the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.

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