Recto: Abraham Woodside (born Philadelphia, PA, 1819; died Philadelphia, PA,1853) Verso: Carte-de-visite photographer: H. G. DeBurlo, Philadelphia, PA Abraham Woodside was a prominent artist in Philadephia in the mid-nineteenth century. more »
Category: Art and Design
On June 1st, summer intern Brett Lambert joined the Libraries’ Digital Services Division. Lambert is a candidate in the Alberta Smithsonian Internship Program (ASIP), which is a special partnership between more »
L to R: Doug Dunlop, Metadata Services; Keri Thompson, Web Services; Jen Cohlman, Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum Library Each year at the Smithsonian staff picnic on the National Mall, the Smithsonian more »
Don't worry, not all the work is so glamorous! Hoover Company, Hoover: The Story of a Crusade, 1926, Hoover test of woman vacuuming There are many behind-the-scenes folks who volunteer more »
David Pelletier, The Graphic Alphabet, New York: Orchard, c. 1996, Gift of Patricia Fendley Dunston, N, Noodles Happy National Macaroni Day. And remember, N is for noodles… From Picturing Words: more »
Invitations to Art Exhibitions Using Unusual Formats and Materials, photo by Rita O'Hara Collectors, art museum directors and curators receive piles of mail from artists , museums and art dealers more »
Maria Sibylla Merian, Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung und sonderbare Blumennahrung, 1730 July is National Blueberry Month. This lovely piece by Maria SIbylla Merian is one of many from this item in more »