Brenda Putnam was a sculptor and daughter of the first Librarian of Congress, Herbert Putnam. Some of her most well-known pieces include the Puck statue at the Folger Library in more »
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Leonardo da Vinci diagrammed one of the first parachutes designed in the late 15th century. Since Leonardo da Vinci was a well-known polymath, artist, and engineer, many reference questions about him have come to more »
As part of the Libraries' two-day symposium, “The Era of Experiments and the Age of Wonder: Scientific Expansion in the 17th – 19th Centuries” today and tomorrow, March 5 British historian more »
Today, March 3, 2010, the Smithsonian Libraries' Advisory Board held it's first meeting of 2010 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture's conference room in Washington, DC. more »
No, it's not a fifties horror movie—not yet! The Smithsonian acquired a giant octopus in January and it is now on display to the public. He may be deceptively small more »
Mark your calendars! The Libraries will host a two-day symposium titled “The Era of Experiments and the Age of Wonder: Scientific Expansion in the 17th–19th Centuries” March 4 and 5 more »
"N is for Noodles," and is also a very fun illustration from David Pelletier's The Graphic Alphabet. This image is part of Picturing Words: The Power of Book Illustration, which is more »