Picturing Words: the Power of Book Illustration is currently on display in the National Museum of American History. From the Illustrating Natural History section: Das Mineralreich (The Mineral Kingdom) Reinhard more »
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The Libraries exhibition, Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration is currently on view at the National Museum of American History. The exhibition features beautifully illustrated books from the collection more »
For this year’s annual orchid exhibit, which celebrates Charles Darwin’s 200th Birthday, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) has played a small, but pivotal role. In the middle of the exhibit more »
In the town of Ujiji in what is now Tanzania, Henry Morton Stanley, sent by a New York newspaper to track down the missing Dr. David Livingstone, finally found the more »
In his large-format images, photographer Jonathan Singer captures the essence of plant form, color, and texture, thereby enhancing the viewer’s appreciation of the complexity of the botanical world. Collaborating with more »