Exhibitions related to Biography
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From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an InstitutionThis exhibition highlights the life of James Smithson, the English scientist who bequeathed his fortune to the United States to establish an institution "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." The exhibition tells of the retrieval of the bequest from Great Britain, and describes the controversy this bequest provoked in the United States, up until the 1846 founding of the Smithsonian Institution. |
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Frontier Photographer: Edward S. CurtisEdward S. Curtis (1868-1952) left an indelible mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. |
