| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / H / Hopper,_Edward |
| Title: | NMAA - An Edward Hopper Scrapbook |
| Description: | The Smithsonian's National Museum of American Art presents An Edward Hopper Scrapbook. |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/hopper/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / K / Klein,_Yves |
| Title: | Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum - The Story of Modern Art |
| Description: | Read a brief biography and view the painting Untitled Anthropometry (ANT 100) in the teacher resources. |
| Location: | http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=14715 |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / K / Krehbiel,_Albert_Henry |
| Title: | Smithsonian Archives of American Art - Albert Henry Krehbiel |
| Description: | Provides a brief biography of the American impressionist and muralist as well as a description of the artist's personal papers available from the archive on microfilm. |
| Location: | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1046126U1394H.199&menu=search&aspect=Keyword&npp=10&ipp=20&profile=all&ri=&index=.TW&term=krehbiel+albert+henry&aspect=Keyword&x=8&y=11#focusfocusfocus |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / M / Metcalf,_Willard_L. |
| Title: | Treasures to Go - Willard L. Metcalf |
| Description: | Brief biography and sample paintings. |
| Location: | http://americanart.si.edu/treasures/bios/03295.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / M / Miró,_Joan |
| Title: | Smithsonian Institution - Animals in Art |
| Description: | The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden present the Spanish artist and his work "Circus Horse". |
| Location: | http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=10292 |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / R / Reid,_Robert |
| Title: | Treasures to Go - Robert Reid (1862–1929) |
| Description: | Brief biography and sample paintings of the youngest member of the "Ten American Painters". |
| Location: | http://americanart.si.edu/treasures/bios/03989.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Artists / W / Weir,_J._Alden |
| Title: | Smithsonian American Art Museum |
| Description: | Provides artist's biography and a large catalogue of paintings and etchings. Includes images and art work details. |
| Location: | http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/results/?&name=+&title=&keyword=&number=&image=1&view=0&id=5302 |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Periods_and_Movements |
| Title: | National Portrait Gallery - Eye Contact |
| Description: | A celebration of masterpieces on paper highlighting famed Americans of the past century by legendary artists. Includes large reproductions and audio commentary from the exhibition's curator. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/eye/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Periods_and_Movements / Ancient_Art / India |
| Title: | Devi: the Great Goddess |
| Description: | Records an exhibition at the Smithsonian of devotional sculptures and paintings primarily from India spanning a period of 2,000 years. |
| Location: | http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Crafts / Flowers / Fresh / Parade_Floats |
| Title: | Smithsonian Rose Parade Preparation |
| Description: | Article and photographs providing background on the Tournament of Roses Parade entry which commemorated the 150th Anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Location: | http://photo2.si.edu/rose/roseprep.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Crafts / Textiles / Handspinning / Spinning_Fibers |
| Title: | Department of Textile Fabrics |
| Description: | Article from the Smithsonian Institution covering the basic natural fibers. |
| Location: | http://www.150.si.edu/siarch/handbook/textile.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / B / Balenciaga,_Cristobal |
| Title: | National Museum of American History: Hispanic Designers |
| Description: | Highlights designer's cultural influences and specific pieces from his collections. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/balenciaga/section.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / B / Blahnik,_Manolo |
| Title: | National Museum of American History: Hispanic Designers |
| Description: | Explores designer's early influences and international repute. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/blahnik/section.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / D / De_la_Renta,_Oscar |
| Title: | National Museum of American History: Hispanic Designers |
| Description: | Highlights designer's cultural influences and specific pieces from his collections. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/de_la_renta/section.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / F / Fortuny,_Mariano |
| Title: | National Museum of American History: Hispanic Designers |
| Description: | Highlights designer's cultural influences and specific pieces from his collections. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/fortuny/section.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Fashion / People / H / Herrera,_Carolina |
| Title: | National Museum of American History: Hispanic Designers |
| Description: | Highlights designer's cultural influences and specific pieces from her collections. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/hispanicdesigners/herrera/section.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Humanities / Literature_in_Art / American_Classics |
| Title: | Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane |
| Description: | 1858 John Quidor (from the National Museum of American Art) |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/images/1994/1994.120_1b.jpg |
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| Directory: | Arts / Humanities / Literature_in_Art / American_Classics |
| Title: | Rip Van Winkle |
| Description: | William Gropper (from the National Museum of American Art) |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/images/1992/1992.113.4B_1b.jpg |
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| Directory: | Arts / Humanities / Literature_in_Art / American_Classics |
| Title: | Paul Bunyan |
| Description: | William Gropper (from the National Museum of American Art) |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/images/1992/1992.113.4A_1b.jpg |
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| Directory: | Arts / Humanities / Literature_in_Art / American_Classics |
| Title: | Johnny Appleseed |
| Description: | William Gropper (from the national Museum of American Art) |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/images/1992/1992.113.6B_1b.jpg |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / H / Hemingway,_Ernest / Biographies |
| Title: | Picturing Hemingway: A Writer in His Time |
| Description: | The National Portrait Gallery's exhibition on images chronicling Hemingway's life. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/hemingway/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / H / Hughes,_Langston |
| Title: | Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance |
| Description: | A Smithsonian page dealing mainly with Hughes' connection to Harlem. |
| Location: | http://www.si.edu/tsa/disctheater/sweet/ss03.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / W / Wharton,_Edith |
| Title: | Edith Wharton's World |
| Description: | Biographical information with accompanying portraits of people and places within her works and life. Based on an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/wharton/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Poetry / Criticism_and_Theory |
| Title: | Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s |
| Description: | An essay on the "Rebel Poets of the 1950s" by Steven Watson. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/rebels/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Filmmaking / Makeup_and_Costumes / Costumers / Adrian,_Gilbert |
| Title: | HistoryWired: A Few of Our Favorite Things |
| Description: | Biography details the impact of the designer on women's fashion of the 1930s and 1940s through his work with Hollywood celebrities. |
| Location: | http://historywired.si.edu/detail.cfm?ID=505 |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Titles / S / Star_Wars_Movies |
| Title: | Star Wars, The Magic of Myth |
| Description: | Former Smithsonian exhibit with over 200 props, costumes, ship models, and production and conceptual artwork. |
| Location: | http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/StarWars/start.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Composition / Composers / T / Thomson,_Virgil_Garnett |
| Title: | Virgil Thomson |
| Description: | Biographical text accompanying the Alice Neel painting of the composer at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brush/thom.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Concerts_and_Events / Benefits / Live_Aid |
| Title: | Smithsonian Computer History: Interview with Hal Uplinger |
| Description: | An interview with the event producer, focusing on the technical side of the transmission. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/comphist/uplinger.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Instruments / Percussion / Drums / Dundun |
| Title: | Iya’lu Dundun |
| Description: | Description, photograph, and audio sample. |
| Location: | http://www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/aud_art/htm/drum1.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Instruments / Stringed / Bowed_Strings / Violin |
| Title: | Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Appraisal of Violins |
| Description: | Source for violin appraisal and related references. Bibliography and information. |
| Location: | http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/violappr.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Musicology / Ethnomusicology / Archives |
| Title: | Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections |
| Description: | The Smithsonian archives house the Moses and Frances Asch collection, consisting of the entirety of Folkways Records, and the Rinzler Archives, consisting of the written, audio, and visual records of projects and exhibits sponsored by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, including the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Contains general collections and grant information |
| Location: | http://www.folklife.si.edu/archives_resources/about.aspx |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Styles / J / Jazz / History |
| Title: | America's Jazz Heritage |
| Description: | A partnership between the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution. |
| Location: | http://www.si.edu/ajazzh/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Styles / J / Jazz / Organizations |
| Title: | Jazz Heritage |
| Description: | A ten-year initiative to research, preserve, and present the history of jazz through exhibitions, performances, recordings, radio, publications, and educational programs at the Smithsonian and across the nation. |
| Location: | http://www.si.edu/ajazzh |
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| Directory: | Arts / People / B / Berlin,_Irving |
| Title: | Celebrity Caricature in America: Irving Berlin |
| Description: | Caricature of Berlin by Miguel Covarrubias, with brief note on the art work and its subject. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/caricatures/berlin.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Periods_and_Movements / Islamic |
| Title: | Arts of the Islamic World |
| Description: | A guide to a permanent exhibition presented by the Smithsonian Institution, covering calligraphy, books, and abstract design. |
| Location: | http://www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/current/artsofIslamic.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Photographers / Masters / Brady,_Mathew |
| Title: | Brady, Mathew |
| Description: | A collection of information on his portraits and techniques at the National Portrait Gallery. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/art/artdoc.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Photographers / Masters / Brady,_Mathew |
| Title: | Brady, Mathew |
| Description: | Virtual tour of Brady's work. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/gallery.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Photographers / Masters / Muybridge,_Edweard |
| Title: | Edweard Muybridge: Freeze Frame |
| Description: | A Smithsonian Virtual Exhibition which examines the pioneering work of stop-motion photographer Edweard Muybridge. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/muybridge/index.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Reference / Collections |
| Title: | Smithsonian Photographs |
| Description: | Photography galleries covering topics ranging from air and space, to science, nature, technology, history, people, and places. |
| Location: | http://photo2.si.edu/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Reference / Curated_Virtual_Exhibitions |
| Title: | 1896 Washington Salon and Art Photographic Exhibition |
| Description: | Three prestigious Washington, D.C. organizations played a major role in the establishment and acceptance of art photography in America. The Camera Club of the Capital Bicycle Club sponsored the 1896 Washington Salon and Art Photographic Exhibition. The Cosmos Club provided the exhibit space. And fifty of the salon's images were purchased to expand the Smithsonian Institution's national collection. National Museum of American History. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/1896/index.htm |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Reference / Curated_Virtual_Exhibitions |
| Title: | American Photographs: The First Century |
| Description: | Presents a wide-ranging selection of photographs from the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, including Civil War images by George Barnard and the Mathew Brady Studio, spectacular western landscapes by Timothy O'Sullivan and William Henry Jackson, as well as Pictorialist scenes by Clarence White and Gertrude Kasebier, from approximately 1839 to 1939. |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/amerphotos.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Reference / Curated_Virtual_Exhibitions |
| Title: | Between Home and Heaven: Contemporary American Landscape Photography |
| Description: | To reveal the truth within the landscape, photographers of the present day have had to find a way to mediate between the sometimes harsh realities of contemporary life and the edenic traditions of the genre -- between home and heaven. Featuring 90 works by 39 artists, along with illustrated essays by Merry Foresta, Stephen Jay Gould, and Karal Ann Marling. |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/homeandheaven.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Reference / Curated_Virtual_Exhibitions |
| Title: | Secrets of the Dark Chamber: The Art of the American Daguerreotype |
| Description: | A virtual exhibition of photographs, contemporary interpretations and historical texts, and Real Audio tours, from the photographic collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Exhibition curated by Merry Foresta. |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/helios/darkchamber.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Techniques_and_Styles / Documentary / Archives |
| Title: | Science Service Historical Image Collection 1926-1976 |
| Description: | A 20th century research collection at the Smithsonian Institution consisting of images and their original captions as they appeared in period publications. A 40-year sample of innovation and invention. |
| Location: | http://americanhistory.si.edu/scienceservice/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Photography / Techniques_and_Styles / FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials |
| Title: | Shooting Fireworks |
| Description: | Tips from Smithsonian photographers; capture the spectacle. |
| Location: | http://photo2.si.edu/firew/firew.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Visual_Arts / Assemblage_Art / Artists |
| Title: | Nevelson, Louise (interview) |
| Description: | Conducted by Arnald Glimcher for the Archives of American Art in 1972, this interview explores Nevelson's life, ideas and wood assemblages. |
| Location: | http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!212133~!0&term=Nevelson,%20Louise#focus |
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| Directory: | Arts / Visual_Arts / Galleries / Virtual / Posters_and_Prints |
| Title: | Posters American Style |
| Description: | Historic poster art and artists and their impact on American culture. |
| Location: | http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/mainmenu.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Visual_Arts / Native_and_Tribal / Africa |
| Title: | National Museum of African Art |
| Description: | The National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibitions, articles, and museum calendar of events. |
| Location: | http://africa.si.edu |
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| Directory: | Arts / Visual_Arts / Sculpture / Parks_and_Gardens / North_America |
| Title: | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
| Description: | The Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art includes a collection of modern sculpture. Located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. |
| Location: | http://hirshhorn.si.edu/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Visual_Arts / Thematic |
| Title: | Picturing Business in America: Hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal |
| Description: | Showcases the Wall Stree Journal's distinctive drawings of national celebrities, politicians and business men and women. |
| Location: | http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/journal/index.htm |
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