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50 Years of Pantyhose

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:19:57 GMT

Love them or hate them, the once-ubiquitous women’s accessory was a revolutionary invention that helped transform women’s fashion

Ben Franklin: Patriot, Foodie

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 GMT

American patriot Benjamin Franklin was a fan of food and helped France change their opinion on potatoes

Letters - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Readers respond to the May Issue

ATM - What's Up - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Readers respond to the May Issue

ATM - Q&A - Jean Shin - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

The artists creates sculptures from castaway objects such as old lottery tickets and broken umbrellas

ATM - The Object at Hand - Stealth Machine - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

The SR-71 Blackbird, now featured in the Transformers movie sequel, was faster than a rifle bullet and flew 16 miles above the earth

ATM - From the Castle - Forever Yours - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Libraries, universities and museums are especially important in uncertain times

Chef Alice Waters has a recipe for getting kids to eat their veggies

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:32:08 GMT

Libraries, universities and museums are especially important in uncertain times

Across Africa, Finding Common Ground in Their Art

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:48:04 GMT

António Ole and Aimé Mpane came together to converse through artwork in a new insallation at the National Museum of African Art

Transformations in Harlem: the Photos of Camilo José Vergara

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:01:19 GMT

For decades, the photographer has documented the physical and cultural changes in Harlem and other American urban communities

Frank Baum, the Man Behind the Curtain

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:25:17 GMT

The author of The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum, traveled many paths before he found his Yellow Brick Road

Forget Edgar Allan Poe? Nevermore!

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:05:28 GMT

Cities up and down the East Coast claim author Edgar Allan Poe as their own and and celebrate his 200th birthday

The Last Page - There Oughta Be a Law - July09

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Centuries hence, historians may wonder: Where exactly did Congress store all those pork barrels?

The Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:51:41 GMT

Now in its 37th year, RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest touring bike ride in the world

Smithsonian Magazine's 6th Annual Photo Contest - redirect

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:14:44 GMT

Out of more than 17,000 entries contributed from around the world, Smithsonian and its readers select the year's best

Bernini's Genius

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT

The Baroque master animated 17th-century Rome with his astonishing sculpture and architecture

ATM - From the Castle - Big Snakes - May09

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute publish their amazing find of Titanoboa, the world's largest snake

A Jazzed-Up Langston Hughes

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:45:59 GMT

A long-forgotten poem about the African-American experience is given new life in a multimedia performance

Q&A - Norman Foster

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:01:43 GMT

Architect norman foster designed the glass canopy at the Smithsonian's Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture. He spoke with Jess Blumberg.

Days 7 to 12: A Cannes Farewell

Tue, 26 May 2009 01:59:14 GMT

As Michael Parfit bids goodbye to the Cannes Film Festival, there is good news for Luna from the Canary Islands

Days 5 and 6: Dark Days at Cannes

Thu, 21 May 2009 06:47:16 GMT

The buzz surrounding a new film leaves Cannes-goers anxious, but Michael Parfit finds reasons for hope

Day 4: At Cannes, What's Your Tagline?

Tue, 19 May 2009 08:36:57 GMT

Beyond the red carpet and glamorous stars, films are boiled down to a mere few words, some more memorable than others

Day 3: Screenings and the Passions of Filmmakers

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:12:16 GMT

Documentaries on dolphin slaughter and reconciliation in Rwanda are contrasted by the glamorous party scene at Cannes

Day 2: Building an Audience at Cannes

Mon, 18 May 2009 03:05:10 GMT

Like filmmaking itself, selling a movie at Cannes is an intense labor of love

Day 1: The Stage Is Set at Cannes

Thu, 14 May 2009 04:01:49 GMT

Filmmakers and husband and wife Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm watch preparations in Cannes and prepare to take on the festival behind the festival known as the Marché du Film

Innovators 37 Under 36

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:08:53 GMT

Take a look at 37 people under the age of 36 who are shaping the world through their talents in the arts and sciences

ATM - From the Castle - Nov 08

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 GMT

A renovated National Museum of American History opens up American history and culture to millions of visitors

Herman Leonard’s Eye for Jazz

Thu, 07 May 2009 10:13:53 GMT

In the 1940s and 50s, photographer Herman Leonard captured icons of the jazz world, including Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Dispatch From Cannes

Thu, 14 May 2009 04:03:07 GMT

A Smithsonian story on a baby orca leads writer and filmmaker Michael Parfit on a journey to the Cannes Film Festival

Fabric of Their Lives

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

There's a new exhibition of works by the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama, whose lives have been transformed by worldwide acclaim for their artistry.

Night at the Museum: Lights! Camera! History!

Fri, 01 May 2009 06:31:31 GMT

Cast, crew and curators take us behind the scenes during the filming of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Arts & Culture

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:15:25 GMT

Cast, crew and curators take us behind the scenes during the filming of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Neal Slavin Audio Photo Gallery

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:34:06 GMT

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

Smithsonian Institution

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:58:45 GMT

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

Art & Artists

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:58:45 GMT

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

Music & Literature

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:58:45 GMT

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

Trends and Traditions

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 05:58:45 GMT

Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole

ATM - Q and A: Amy Adams

Fri, 01 May 2009 06:30:00 GMT

The actress discusses her role as aviatrix Amelia Earhart, filming at the Smithsonian and the magic of museums

ATM - From the Castle - Lincoln Login - June09

Tue, 19 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT

The Smithsonian Connections project gives Lincoln learners the opportunity for interaction with curators, historians and scholars

Flowers Writ Large

Fri, 22 May 2009 04:11:22 GMT

With his Botanica Magnifica, podiatrist-turned-photographer Jonathan Singer captures flowers on the grandest of scales

Hollywood on Exhibit

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:35:46 GMT

Movie memories come to life inside the filmmaking collections of these seven museums

Q and A with Director Shawn Levy

Mon, 04 May 2009 03:49:50 GMT

The director of both Night at the Museum movies talks about the ups and downs of filming at the Smithsonian

Five Movies That Memorably Feature Museums

Mon, 04 May 2009 05:46:05 GMT

The ‘Night at the Museum’ films aren’t the only films that take place largely in the confines of a museum

ATM - Bringing the Wright Flyer to Life

Fri, 01 May 2009 06:30:16 GMT

In a movie first, curators and filmmakers collaborated to animate artifacts for Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Beading the Way

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:15:13 GMT

How Joyce Growing Thunder Fogarty created one of the centerpieces for the National Museum of American Indian's "Identity by Design" exhibition

ATM Blog Redirect - Asian American

Mon, 11 May 2009 04:04:50 GMT

Internationally recognized choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess sits down with Smithsonian's Joseph Caputo to discuss his performance at the American Art Museum.

Night at the Museum: The Video Game

Mon, 04 May 2009 09:30:34 GMT

For the first time, the public can explore a realistic interpretation of the Smithsonian in a video game

Taking the Stage

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The National Asian American Theatre Festival makes its debut

Food and Think Blog Redirect - 1/29

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:45:00 GMT

Football fans hungry for Buffalo wings may have a hot problem on their greasy, sticky fingers this year, due to rising food costs

Roman Splendor in Pompeii

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:32:36 GMT

Art and artifacts reveal the elaborate maritime pleasure palaces established by Romans around the Bay of Naples

Food and Think Redirect: Why Are There No Blue Foods?

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:42:46 GMT

Foods of every color carry different nutritional benefits, and even carry psychological side effects for your diet

Can You Handle the Heat of Chili Peppers? - April09 Webpointer

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:21:57 GMT

Learn how to stuff a jalapeno pepper and to give your brownies a spicy kick with two recipes involving chili peppers

Wyeth's World

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In the wake of his death, controversy still surrounds painter Andrew Wyeth's stature as a major American artist

Libraries' Surprising Special Collections

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Tucked away in libraries across the country are unexpected archives and world-class treasures

Five Films that Redefined Hollywood

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:14:01 GMT

Author Mark Harris discusses his book about the five movies nominated for Best Picture at the 1967 Academy Awards

Dream Assignment

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Photographer Bob Adelman's picture of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken 40 years ago, captures one of the greatest speeches in American history

Living With Geese

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Novelist and gozzard Paul Theroux ruminates about avian misconceptions, anthropomorphism and March of the Penguins as "a travesty of science"

Interview on the Legacy of Andrew Wyeth

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Henry Adams, author of "Wyeth's World," speaks with the artist about his early work, influences and technique.

What's Up Sept 07

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Jim Henson, photojournalist Lola Alvarez Bravo and the heaviest bird that can fly

What's Up

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:00:30 GMT

Dogs, masks and Mexican festivals

What's Up

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Topper, 1st Class and No Popcorn

What's Up Jan 07

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Live Orchids, Japanese art and African masks

What's Up

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:12:23 GMT

Chinese artworks, wartime bonds and sun gods

What's Up

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Body language, new stripes and prime real estate

What's Up June 07

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Playing with words, painting on plexiglass and wearing teeth

What's Up

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The Tao of Tea, Beyond Pottery and Something in the Air

What's Up Feb 07

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

A list of events and exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution

What's Up March 07

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Visual music, Macbeth and people wearing hats

What's Up-July07

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Tiffany diamonds, Portugal and "Great Britons"

John Hodgman Gives “More Information Than You Require”

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:39:18 GMT

John Hodgman, best recognized as the "PC" in the Apple advertising campaign, discusses how humans distinguish fact from falsehood

Indelible: Happy New Year

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT

To photographer Slim Aarons, the biggest stars were auld acquaintances

The End of the Game, a Mystery in Four Parts

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:05:52 GMT

In a first-hand account of participating in an alternative reality game, one player gets caught up in the challenge

Food and Think Blog Redirect - 12/24

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:33:18 GMT

Smithsonian editors share foods made by their families each holiday season

John Singer Sargent

Mon, 01 Feb 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Smithsonian editors share foods made by their families each holiday season

Picturing the American Century

Wed, 01 Dec 1999 07:00:00 GMT

As the 1900s slip away, New York's Whitney Museum recalls the artists and images that made these years uniquely ours

In the pursuit of perfect craft: an artisan's lifework

Sun, 01 Jan 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Over decades of inspired workmanship, Hiroshima Kazuo has fashioned baskets that bespeak the everyday life of an isolated rural Japan

A writer who lived the adventures he portrayed

Sun, 01 Jan 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Stephen Crane was fascinated by the seamy side of life, but his works elevated fiction to new heights

"The Hermitage"

Wed, 01 Mar 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Its spectacular holdings in art have long beencelebrated; but now, as it reaches out to theworld, the museum reveals a closely held secret

On loan from the White House, a collection of 77 craft artists' works is at the National Museum of American Art

Thu, 01 Jun 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Its spectacular holdings in art have long beencelebrated; but now, as it reaches out to theworld, the museum reveals a closely held secret

A vibrant new heart for the art in San Francisco

Sat, 01 Jul 1995 07:00:00 GMT

A short walk from the uphill end of the Fisherman's Wharf trolley line is a former working-class neighborhood that is the city's new home for the arts.

Merchant Ivory's special take on Thomas Jefferson

Wed, 01 Mar 1995 07:00:00 GMT

In their first feature based on a historic figure, the legendary filmmakers focus on the life and loves of an American in Paris

No two of a kind in this show of cards

Wed, 01 Mar 1995 07:00:00 GMT

A group of talented art quilters reveal their hands in a stacked deck of unique 'cards' soon to be exhibited at the Renwick Gallery

The Wolcott Children's Ballet: In the backwoods, dancing their hearts out

Mon, 01 May 1995 07:00:00 GMT

It's a story grounded in a real labor of love sore muscles, hand-stitched costumes, and dreams of grace and aspirations fulfilled.

Masters of the quick guffaw

Thu, 01 Jun 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Gag writers and cartoonists are good pen pals as long as they can get a laugh in seven seconds (tick, tick . . .)

Steam locomotives steal the spotlight

Sun, 01 Oct 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Photographer O. Winston Link documented the final days of steam engines on the Norfolk and Western Railway, the last main line to use them

'Merry of Soul': The legacy of Robert Louis Stevenson

Tue, 01 Aug 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Photographer O. Winston Link documented the final days of steam engines on the Norfolk and Western Railway, the last main line to use them

The really big art of Claes Oldenburg

Tue, 01 Aug 1995 07:00:00 GMT

By turning the ordinary flashlight, spoon or clothespin into a colossal monument, this artist chisels away at society's solemnity

Sofonisba Anguissola: Renaissance painter extraordinaire

Mon, 01 May 1995 07:00:00 GMT

At the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., a ground-breaking exhibition has retrieved a life of true genius

The decorative art of India's painted prayers

Sat, 01 Jul 1995 07:00:00 GMT

At the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., a ground-breaking exhibition has retrieved a life of true genius

Designing your own set of wheels

Tue, 01 Aug 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Sporting faux fur to gold to the front lawn, old clunkers are getting decked out as art cars the ultimate vehicles of self-expression

The fiery Nadar took Paris' pulse

Mon, 01 May 1995 07:00:00 GMT

A self-styled bohemian of the mid-19th century, the young photographer captured the spirit of the time in portraits now on exhibit at the Met

During Melville's lifetime, fame proved elusive for a literary giant

Sat, 01 Jul 1995 07:00:00 GMT

A self-styled bohemian of the mid-19th century, the young photographer captured the spirit of the time in portraits now on exhibit at the Met

All right, troops fan out and find every last artwork

Sat, 01 Apr 1995 07:00:00 GMT

With the aid of volunteers throughout the country, Save Outdoor Sculpture! is helping us to rediscover our monumental heritage

Daring deeds, bold dreams, in a land removed from time

Fri, 01 Sep 1995 07:00:00 GMT

In The World Beneath, the sequel to his best-selling Dinotopia, author-artist James Gurney unveils a ravishing, action-packed adventure.

Mondrian and the eternal rectangle

Thu, 01 Jun 1995 07:00:00 GMT

In search of the transcendent, the Dutch painter created grids of red, blue and yellow that are very much with us

A film buff cheers the oldies, calling for Silents, please!

Sun, 01 Oct 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Garbo, Chaplin, Keaton yesteryear's screen giants dazzle audiences anew at Pordenone, the world's most pretigious silent-film festival

A new vision for a museum on the Mall

Wed, 01 May 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Architect Douglas Cardinal hopes to realize his plan for making the National Museum of the American Indian into a Washington landmark

Winslow Homer, the quintessential American artist

Sun, 01 Oct 1995 07:00:00 GMT

He would chronicle it all the Civil War, the schoolyard games, the raging coast of Maine yet the man remained a mystery to the end

The aria never ends in the opera that's Casa Verdi

Fri, 01 Dec 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Retired singers, musicians and conductors find a home in Milan, Italy, where a zest for music works like a fountain of youth

I owe them a lot; they taught me the love of work

Sat, 01 Jun 1996 07:00:00 GMT

From boilermaking to fixing up an angel's wing, Les Compagnons hone marketable skills in a medieval brotherhood brought up to date

Harmonicas are...hooty, wheezy, twangy and tooty

Wed, 01 Nov 1995 07:00:00 GMT

They're from the Old Country, but there's nothing better for American music, from blues to honky-tonk and the fans are blown away

Walk this trail to see what inspired the American Impressionist painters

Thu, 01 Feb 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Bought on a whim for the price of a painting, J. Alden Weir's farm, now a National Historic Site, became a place to redefine American art

The art treasures of China are on the road once more

Fri, 01 Mar 1996 07:00:00 GMT

For years they were shuttled from one hiding place to another to escape the Japanese and then the Communists - now they're coming here

Now playing in academe: the king of rock'n'roll

Wed, 01 Nov 1995 07:00:00 GMT

At the University of Mississippi, the first annual International Conference on Elvis Presley brought together fans and scholars

Time stands still in the harmonious world of Vermeer

Wed, 01 Nov 1995 07:00:00 GMT

It's a must-see show at the National Gallery of Art; not since 1696 have so many of his paintings been brought together in one place.

Bark grinders and fly minders tell a tale of Appalachia

Thu, 01 Feb 1996 07:00:00 GMT

At his Tennessee museum, John Rice Irwin's love for his mountain upbringing puts people in touch with a fast-disappearing way of life

Package design: the art of selling, all wrapped up

Mon, 01 Apr 1996 07:00:00 GMT

When competition for customers' attention gets ferocious, that bottle, carton or can is a lot more than just another pretty face

When they put it in writing, they were cursing, not cussing

Mon, 01 Apr 1996 07:00:00 GMT

In ancient times, those in the know called on the many spirits of the underworld to make their curses, hexes and spells come true

Tools as Art

Mon, 01 Apr 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Welcome to the Hechinger Collection, where hammers are brittle, saws never get old and wrenches mimic baby birds

Rembrandt or not Rembrandt?

Fri, 01 Dec 1995 07:00:00 GMT

His style was widely imitated, even in his own time; now, a show at the Met guides us through the maze of attribution problems

Sepulchral portraits reveal the way we were in ancient times

Wed, 01 Nov 1995 07:00:00 GMT

Two-thousand-year-old mummy paintings show neither gods nor heroes but the sophisticated men and women of the provinces of Roman Egypt

Itchiku Kubota's fascination with an ancient textile art

Fri, 01 Dec 1995 07:00:00 GMT

The Japanese master has devoted his life to reviving a long-lost technique of fabric design and to creating handcrafted kimonos of lyrical and lasting beauty

For these precious scrolls, aged glue and 'damage maps'

Wed, 01 May 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Not to mention patience, as 40 of them go from the Freer Gallery to six workshops in Japan to undergo a complete overhaul

'We eat, breathe and dream music. We're a bunch of nerds here'

Thu, 01 Aug 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Make that an international bunch of nerds. The Berklee College of Music, aka "the MIT of pop," is respected all over the world

Red, Hot & Blue: The Smithsonian Celebrates American Musicals

Fri, 01 Nov 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Make that an international bunch of nerds. The Berklee College of Music, aka "the MIT of pop," is respected all over the world

The life and resurrection of Alexandre Dumas

Mon, 01 Jul 1996 07:00:00 GMT

The grandson of a Haitian slave, he became the most famous author in France; now, his rousing Romantic novels are enjoying renewed popularity

Edgar Degas's last years making art that danced

Tue, 01 Oct 1996 07:00:00 GMT

An exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago proves that, contrary to popular wisdom, the Impressionist master just kept getting better

The School Where it's OK to Major in Fun and Games

Sun, 01 Dec 1996 07:00:00 GMT

At Vancouver's DigiPen, kids who grew up playing Donkey Kong and Castlevania train to create the video adventures of tomorrow

If his life were a short story, who'd ever believe it?

Wed, 01 Jan 1997 07:00:00 GMT

Being locked up for embezzlement freed him to write, launching William Sydney Porter on a brilliant but boozy career as O. Henry

From darkness into light: rediscovering Georges de La Tour

Sun, 01 Dec 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Long forgotten after his death in 1652, he is now embraced by the French as an icon; an exhibition touring this country shows why

An art museum that can go wherever the railroads run

Thu, 01 Aug 1996 07:00:00 GMT

It started in 1971 in Michigan; now, Artrain is on a three-year nationwide tour, bringing an exhibition from the Smithsonian to 100 towns

When this jazz band plays, it's not just music it's history

Sun, 01 Sep 1996 07:00:00 GMT

The musicians who make up the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra specialize in re-creating classic performances from the past

Searching for the window into nature's soul

Sat, 01 Feb 1997 07:00:00 GMT

A new kind of poetry is created when Andy Goldsworthy works with stone, wood and water our world never looks quite the same again

Transforming the beauty of skeletons into architecture

Fri, 01 Nov 1996 07:00:00 GMT

Inspired by nature in motion, Spanish-born Santiago Calatrava will create his first U.S. project for the Milwaukee Art Museum

When Cubism met the decorative arts in France

Mon, 01 Jul 1996 07:00:00 GMT

From side tables to the dazzling dress designs of Sonia Delaunay, a new exhibition at the Portland Museum in Maine surveys the scene

The faith of the Byzantine world is alive at the Met

Tue, 01 Apr 1997 07:00:00 GMT

There was no room for doubt in the Second Golden Age, as embodied in the ivories, enamels, jewels, silks and other treasures

When light meets water: Monet on the Mediterranean

Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:00:00 GMT

There was no room for doubt in the Second Golden Age, as embodied in the ivories, enamels, jewels, silks and other treasures

Pipe Dreams

Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:00:00 GMT

The royal instrument is the most complex and powerful yet devised by the human mind

John Barrymore: a profile in just about everything

Tue, 01 Apr 1997 07:00:00 GMT

A great actor, a shameless ham; an athlete, a drunk; a ladies' man, one of the boys-- the madcap Jack had as many faces as roles

Ziggedy bop! Tap dance is back on its feet

Thu, 01 May 1997 07:00:00 GMT

It's been a mainstay of stage and screen; now after years in revival, a truly American art form returns full force, with energy and innovation

Aristide Maillol: the sculptor, the man and his muse

Sun, 01 Jun 1997 07:00:00 GMT

The eminent artist's last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life's work

Bix: The story of a young man and his horn

Tue, 01 Jul 1997 07:00:00 GMT

The eminent artist's last model, Dina Vierny, has dedicated herself to preserving and perpetuating the legacy of his life's work

Go West, Moran

Wed, 01 Oct 1997 07:00:00 GMT

A lifetime of painting the country's natural treasures was this tenderfoot's destiny

A heartland artist who broke the old regionalist mold

Thu, 01 May 1997 07:00:00 GMT

Two current exhibitions prove that, although Charles Burchfield's watercolors are set in specific places, these works know no boundaries

Smile! (Click) It's the Camera Van

Sun, 01 Mar 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Two current exhibitions prove that, although Charles Burchfield's watercolors are set in specific places, these works know no boundaries

The Man Who Believed in Fairies

Mon, 01 Sep 1997 07:00:00 GMT

For Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, the proof was in the pictures

The Quiet Man of American Modernism

Sat, 01 Nov 1997 07:00:00 GMT

From the outside, Arthur Dove's life appeared out of kilter, but his inner vision shone through

Look at Me

Mon, 01 Dec 1997 07:00:00 GMT

As far as Bernarr Macfadden was concerned, the main aim in life was to be noticed

Art That Turns Life Inside Out

Thu, 01 Jan 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Casting friends and family in plaster, George Segal creates "environments" that bring inner reality to the surface

Picasso Takes on the Masters

Wed, 01 Oct 1997 07:00:00 GMT

A book by Susan Galassi explains why the artist with an eye on the future kept returning to the art of the past

The Rebirth of Shakespeare's Globe

Sat, 01 Nov 1997 07:00:00 GMT

It took an American actor to champion the rebuilding of a British cultural symbol

Roll Over, Beethoven

Thu, 01 Jan 1998 07:00:00 GMT

When Paul McCartney founded the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, he created a place where aspiring stars can learn 21st-century survival skills

Jack London Followed his Muse into the Wild

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:49:20 GMT

When Paul McCartney founded the Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts, he created a place where aspiring stars can learn 21st-century survival skills

Where Echoes of Spirits Still Dwell

Wed, 01 Oct 1997 07:00:00 GMT

Over a period of ten years, a photographer has documented the vanishing cultures of the Stone Age tribes of New Guinea

The House that Art Built

Mon, 01 Dec 1997 07:00:00 GMT

Money is no object for the Getty Trust, as it builds its collections and does good works around the globe. Now it has a new home overlooking Los Angeles

The Age of Edo

Tue, 01 Dec 1998 07:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition illuminates one of the richest eras in the history of Japanese art

The Art of Money

Sat, 01 Aug 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Across the globe, the images on a country's currency offer a window on its culture

Dosso Dossi

Fri, 01 Jan 1999 07:00:00 GMT

After four centuries a Renaissance artist is brought to light

Pierre Bonnard

Wed, 01 Jul 1998 07:00:00 GMT

The masterful modernist manipulated light, form and focus to create color-strewn scenes of everyday life

From Saints to Sunsets: The Late Great Works of Delacroix

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 07:00:00 GMT

The masterful modernist manipulated light, form and focus to create color-strewn scenes of everyday life

A Brush with Gold

Sat, 01 Aug 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Sculptures by a modern master using age-old techniques will be on public view for the first time

Van Gogh's Van Goghs

Thu, 01 Oct 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Sculptures by a modern master using age-old techniques will be on public view for the first time

Images of the Spirit: The Evocative Vision of Graciela Iturbide

Mon, 01 Jun 1998 07:00:00 GMT

The Mexican photographer blends history, lyricism and portraiture to record cultures in transition.

Timeless Tweed

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 07:00:00 GMT

On the Hebrides Isle of Harris, weavers are still producing their sought-after textile

Fired with Finesse

Thu, 01 Oct 1998 07:00:00 GMT

In North Carolina, artisans drawing on tradition and looking to the future are creating a hot market for pottery

The Man Who Dreamed Up Madeline

Wed, 01 Jul 1998 07:00:00 GMT

A dashing nonconformist himself, Ludwig Bemelmans conferred a winning waywardness on his headstrong heroine

Leonardo's Horse: A Long Shot Pays Off

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 07:00:00 GMT

500 years late, but 56 hands high

A Passion for the Past

Tue, 01 Sep 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Bertram and Nina Little spent six decades amassing folk art that captures a corner of American history

Jackson Pollock: Modernism's Shooting Star

Sun, 01 Nov 1998 07:00:00 GMT

Bertram and Nina Little spent six decades amassing folk art that captures a corner of American history

The Many Faces of Gustave Moreau

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 07:00:00 GMT

The 19th-century French painter infused his diverse works with exoticism and poetic imagination

BrassaÃ¯: The Eye of Paris

Fri, 01 Oct 1999 07:00:00 GMT

From mist-shrouded monuments to gritty street scenes, the 20th-century photographer BrassaÃ¯ created a compelling portrait of cosmopolitan life

Sculpture Blossoms in a New Garden on the Mall

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 07:00:00 GMT

The National Gallery of Art has given the people a park for all seasons and all ages

A Masterpiece Born of Saint Anthony's Fire

Wed, 01 Sep 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Matthias GrÃ¼newald's 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece glorified suffering and offered comfort to those afflicted with a dread disease

Martin Johnson Heade: An American Original

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country's great Romantic painters

Breck Girls

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country's great Romantic painters

Beasts on High

Tue, 01 Feb 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A master of light, atmosphere and mood, the 19th-century artist is now recognized as one of this country's great Romantic painters

Concerto for Pencilina and Sewer Flute

Thu, 01 Apr 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Wacky instruments often resemble bad plumbing, but all are welcome in the eclectic light orchestra of experimental music

Tantalizing Turquoise

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 07:00:00 GMT

The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market

Strawmen and Beastie Boys

Wed, 01 Sep 1999 07:00:00 GMT

The brilliant blue-green gemstone, prized by admirers from ancient times to our own, commands a booming, billion-dollar market

An Act of Faith and the Restorer's Art

Mon, 01 Nov 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Just two years after a devastating earthquake, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi reopens its doors

In Praise of Pianos and the Artists Who Play Them

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Just two years after a devastating earthquake, the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi reopens its doors

Scythian Gold

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 07:00:00 GMT

An exhibition of treasures from ancient Ukraine illuminates a great warrior culture, notable for its relentless ferocity and remarkable art

The Timeless Art of Crafts

Mon, 01 May 2000 07:00:00 GMT

An exhibition of treasures from ancient Ukraine illuminates a great warrior culture, notable for its relentless ferocity and remarkable art

The Grandeur That Was Rome

Sat, 01 Apr 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases the Eternal City as the artistic and cultural capital of 18th-century Europe

A Unique Home for Cutting-edge Art

Wed, 01 Mar 2000 07:00:00 GMT

MASS MoCA, the nation's newest and largest center for the contemporary arts, has brought a blue-collar New England town back to the future

Petal Power

Sat, 01 Apr 2000 07:00:00 GMT

MASS MoCA, the nation's newest and largest center for the contemporary arts, has brought a blue-collar New England town back to the future

Vinnie Ream

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 07:00:00 GMT

The "Prairie Cinderella" who sculpted Lincoln and Farragut and set tongues wagging

The Twigman Cometh

Fri, 01 Dec 2000 07:00:00 GMT

If Patrick Dougherty shows up in town, he's there to make art - with a twist - out of sticks

A Swoopy, Funky Fun House of Rock

Thu, 01 Jun 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

Rescue and Restoration

Sat, 01 Jul 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

Farewell, Bright Soul

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

The Poetic Vision of Eduardo Chillida

Sat, 01 Jul 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

The Pygmalion of the Avant-Garde

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Seattle's new Experience Music Project is a $100 million, technology-enhanced repository of American pop music where anyone can be a rock star

What's Wrong with This Picture?

Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Hint: It's Real

The Pinhole Point of View

Mon, 01 May 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A new generation of photographers is pushing the artistic possibilities of the simple, old-fashioned technique of taking pictures through a tiny hole in a box

The Amazing Author of Oz

Thu, 01 Jun 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Evergreen at 100 years old, L. Frank Baum's gentle fable of Dorothy and the wonderful wizard keeps his memory alive with movie fans and readers the world over

Imagining the Orient

Fri, 01 Sep 2000 07:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition explores the potent mystique of the Near East and its sway on American Art and Culture

Beauty and the Beasts

Mon, 01 May 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Coming from a long line of tortured but brilliant makeup artists, Michael Westmore has put the past behind him, boldly going where no one has gone before

People in Glass Houses...

Mon, 01 May 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Coming from a long line of tortured but brilliant makeup artists, Michael Westmore has put the past behind him, boldly going where no one has gone before

The Quiet Mastery of Jean-SimÃ©on Chardin

Thu, 01 Jun 2000 07:00:00 GMT

The 18th-century French artist created a beguiling oeuvre of portraits, still lifes and genre scenes

The Mad Hatter

Sat, 01 Jul 2000 07:00:00 GMT

The 18th-century French artist created a beguiling oeuvre of portraits, still lifes and genre scenes

Art Nouveau

Sun, 01 Oct 2000 07:00:00 GMT

The exuberant fin de siÃ¨cle style is celebrated in a sweeping exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington

"The Stormy Petrel of American Art"

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Rockwell Kent was a master of bucolic landscapes, but his contentious politics earned him the nickname

Dancing on Air

Fri, 01 Sep 2000 07:00:00 GMT

With nylon ropes and steely nerves, Project Bandaloop performs high above the crowds

Tickling the Sky

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 07:00:00 GMT

Israeli designer Doron Gazit has harnessed the wind to create immense visual surprises and a whole new form of art

An Oasis of Art

Mon, 01 Jan 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Long Island City's best-kept secret, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum offers a rare insight into the sculptor's work

You, Too, Can Be a Rembrandt

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:00:00 GMT

The 1950s paint-by-number craze turned everyone into an instant artist. Critics were contemptuous, but even the President's men were doing it

Please Eat the Art

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Bananas, mushrooms, yams take on all sorts of delightful forms in the hands of food sculptor Saxton Freymann

A Lavish Legacy

Tue, 01 May 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post's Washington, D.C. estate, the Hillwood Museum and Gardens, is a showcase for her stately collection of fine and decorative arts

William Merritt Chase

Thu, 01 Feb 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Praised by critics, admired by colleagues and respected by students, the distinguished 19th-century artist produced paintings and pastels of gentle beauty.

The Magic of Madame Alexander Dolls

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Out of a Harlem factory come exquisite collectibles that, after 74 years, still bring joy to many childrenand adults.

Le Bocuse d'Or

Tue, 01 May 2001 07:00:00 GMT

When the American chef Tracy O'Grady showed up at the grand summit of haute cuisine this year, she had one thing on her mind: winning

The Pleasure of the Rare Book

Tue, 01 May 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Treasures from the Smithsonian Librariesa Wright brothers bio, a repoussÃ© prayer bookcan be savored in a new show

Tarzan the Eternal

Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:00:00 GMT

From the restless imagination of Edgar Rice Burroughs sprang the most timeless of screen characters

Grandma Moses Country

Sun, 01 Apr 2001 07:00:00 GMT

In charming paintings of "old timey things"sleigh rides, mills, farms and fieldsthe artist preserved a simpler, bygone world

Calder's Playful Genius

Tue, 01 May 2001 07:00:00 GMT

With paper and paint, wire and wood, the renowned sculptor created a new vocabulary for modern art

A Lens on the Land

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Twelve noted photographers respond in images to areas designated by the Nature Conservancy as Last Great Places

The Painter and the President

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Gilbert Stuart and the Creation of an Icon

Fresh Eyes

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 07:00:00 GMT

It turns out the America portrayed by printmakers Currier and Ives was not all sleigh rides in the snow

Mister Faulkner Goes to Stockholm

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:00:00 GMT

In six short years, William Faulkner went from salaried Hollywood script doctor to winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. How had this seeming miracle occurred?

Very Verdi

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT

One hundred years after the maestro's death, the Italian composer reigns, very operatically, in the hearts of music lovers everywhere

The Ascent of Glass

Sun, 01 Jul 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Advances in production, energy efficiency and methods of construction have enabled glass to rise to new heights and assume unexpected forms

Class Act

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:00:00 GMT

In Alabama, students turn tires and bales of hay into striking architecture for the poor

Roots of Rhythm

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT

A new book and PBS television series trace the numerous traditionsfolk and gospel, blues and zydecothat shaped American music

Virtue and Beauty

Sat, 01 Sep 2001 07:00:00 GMT

The Renaissance Image of the Ideal Woman

Points of View

Mon, 01 Oct 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Artist Paul Signac steps out of the shadow of his celebrated colleague, pointillist Georges Seurat, to star in a new exhibition at the Met

Strange Bedfellows

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 07:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition tracks the turbulent nine weeks that artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin lived and painted together in the South of France

The Divine Sarah

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Bewitching her admirers around the world, Sarah Bernhardt dazzled audiences as she pioneered the cult of celebrity

Magnificent Obsession

Thu, 01 Nov 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Artist Alberto Giacometti's singular vision is celebrated in a special centennial exhibition at New York City's Museum of Modern Art

Dueling Banners

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Proverbs in the asafo flags of Ghana

Writer of the Purple Prose

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 07:00:00 GMT

Zane Grey went West, fell in love with the desert and redefined the modern cowboy novel

Canada's National Treasure

Mon, 01 Mar 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Artist Emily Carr captured the spirit of the northwest coast

Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish

Thu, 01 Jul 1999 07:00:00 GMT

A master of make-believe, he enchanted millions with his own vision of paradise

Seeking Mona Lisa

Sat, 01 May 1999 07:00:00 GMT

Temptress or icon of innocence, cult figure or cultural archetype, Leonardo's mysterious madonna has intrigued us for 500 years

Going Toe to Toe with Shoes

Mon, 01 Nov 1999 07:00:00 GMT

At Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum, footwear opens a window on the lives and lore of peoples throughout the ages

Americans in Paris

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In the late 19th century, the City of Light beckoned Whistler, Sargent, Cassatt and other young artists. As a new exhibition makes clear, what they experienced would transform American art

The Incredible Lightness of Being Renzo Piano

Tue, 01 Jun 1999 07:00:00 GMT

The maverick Genoese architect has built an international reputation with daring projects that span the globe

The Gang's All Here!

Fri, 01 Oct 1999 07:00:00 GMT

A new show hails Edward Sorel, whose caricatures have spoofed or skewered celebrities of every stripe

Eames: The Best Seat in the House

Sat, 01 May 1999 07:00:00 GMT

A new show hails Edward Sorel, whose caricatures have spoofed or skewered celebrities of every stripe

Making Art Accessible

Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:00:00 GMT

Roslyn Walker plans to extend the African museum into the classroom and send exhibits on the road

Treasure Trove

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:59:30 GMT

Our first ever photo contest yields a rich and various bounty

Multiple Viewpoints

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Photographer Edward Burtynsky's politically charged industrial landscapes are carefully crafted to elicit different interpretations

Recasting Shakespeare's Stage

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Designing a Globe Theatre for the 21st century

Around the Mall Blog Article

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:11:19 GMT

Scenes and Sightings from the Smithsonian Museums and Beyond...

Put a Tiger in Your Pocket

Monumental Achievement

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Our 2002 profile of architect Maya Lin that marked the 20th year of the Vietnam Memorial

Admiring the Masters - American in Paris Q&A

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

In this Q & A, Arthur Lubow, author of "Americans in Paris," compares the Paris of today with the one that inspired Manet, Monet and Renoir

Arresting Faces

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 05:00:00 GMT

A new book argues the case for the mugshot as art

Incurably Romantic

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 05:00:00 GMT

For much of the 20th century, Britain's Pre-Raphaelite were dismissed as overly sentimental. A new exhibition shows why they're back in favor

Dream Weavers

Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT

In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs

Close Calls in Art and Life

Sun, 01 Nov 1998 05:00:00 GMT

In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs

Anyone Having Trouble Hitting the Notes?

Mon, 01 Mar 1999 05:00:00 GMT

In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs

Food and Think Blog - 11/25

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:37:26 GMT

Five tips for navigating the treacherous terrain of holiday parties

Welcome to Your World - 5th Annual Photo Contest

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

This year's photo contest winners reflect decidedly international points of view

Picture This Redirect

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:19:19 GMT

The 6th Annual Smithsonian Photo Contest closes Dec. 1. Submit your best snapshots for consideration now

Food and Think Blog - 11/21

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:26:10 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-People 6

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:30:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-People 7

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:30:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-Natural 6

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-Natural 8

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-Natural 9

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-Natural 4

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

Photo Contest-Natural 7

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

According to one food historian, American food can take on many different meanings

George Catlin's Obsession

Sun, 01 Dec 2002 05:00:00 GMT

No artist devoted himself more passionately to a single subject than George Catlin. An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C. asks: Did his work exploit or advance the American Indian?

The Nature of Glass

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Prolific sculptor Dale Chihuly plants his vitreous visions in a Florida garden

Die Hard Donation

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Bruce Willis gives John McClane's blood-smeared undershirt to the Smithsonian. Yippee-ki-yay...

FOR HIRE: Perfume Nose

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:56:06 GMT

A third-generation fragrance expert tells us how to smell a winner

West African Gold: Out of the Ordinary

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana's Akan peopleon display in a new exhibitionare drawn, strikingly, from daily life

Photo Contest-Americana7

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:40:00 GMT

The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana's Akan peopleon display in a new exhibitionare drawn, strikingly, from daily life

Arthur Lubow on "Bernini's Genius"

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 GMT

The inventive goldwork and royal regalia of Ghana's Akan peopleon display in a new exhibitionare drawn, strikingly, from daily life

When He Said "Jump..."

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Philippe Halsman defied gravitas.

35 Who Made a Difference: Andy Goldsworthy

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Using nature as his canvas, the artist creates works of transcendent beauty

Edvard Munch: Beyond The Scream

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Though the Norwegian artist is known for a single image, he was one of the most prolific, innovative and influential figures in modern art

The Real Frida Kahlo

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter's private life

Photo Contest-Travel

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:25:00 GMT

A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter's private life

Matthew Gurewitsch on "True Colors"

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter's private life

One Per Customer

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition offers insights into the Mexican painter's private life

Time and Again

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

In 1984, Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every last person in Oxford, Iowa. Two decades later, he's doing it again, creating a unique portrait of heartland America

Private Eye

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Noted for her sensitive photojournalism in postwar magazines, Esther Bubley is back in vogue

Fashion Faux Paw

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Richard Avedon's photograph of a beauty and the beasts is marred, he believed, by one failing

Tunnel Visionary

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Intrepid explorer Julia Solis finds beauty in the ruins of derelict urban structures

Hungarian Rhapsody

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:00:00 GMT

In a 70-year career that began in Budapest, André Kertész pioneered modern photography, as a new exhibition makes clear

Winner by a Decision

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:00:00 GMT

When Sonny Liston decided not to meet the Beatles 40 years ago, photographer Harry Benson pulled a switcheroo

Model Family

Sun, 01 May 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Sally Mann's unflinching photographs of her children have provoked controversy, but one of her now-grown daughters wonders what all the fuss was about

The Big Picture

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

A well-planned single image yells the story of 20th-century transportation

In Living Color

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

An obscure photographic process unveiled 100 years ago opens a fresh window on the past

The Mad Potter of Biloxi

Sun, 01 Feb 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Self-styled eccentric George E. Ohr's wild, weird, wonderful pots gathered dust in a garage for half a century. Now architect Frank Gehry is designing a museum dedicated to the artist who made them

Dada

Mon, 01 May 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The irreverent, rowdy revolution set the trajectory of 20th-century art

Debating Louis Castro

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Was he the first foreign-born Hispanic in the Major Leagues?

Prize Pictures

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Our photo contest attracted thousands of photographers from 86 nations. And the winners are...

A Hip Tradition

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:24:09 GMT

The age-old art of hula is still moving and shaking

Capturing the Moment

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

The winner of the 4th Annual Photo Contest shows off her work in this exclusive photo gallery

Pride of the Realm

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

An extraordinary collection of pictures has traveled from the United Kingdom's national portrait gallery to ours

Scripture Alfresco

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

In northeastern Romania, 450-year-old paintings on the exterior of monasteries and churches-now open again for worship-tell vivid tales of saints and prophets, heaven and hell

Hopper

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Mystery. Longing. A whole new way of seeing. A stunning retrospective reminds us why the enigmatic American artist retains his power

Reboot

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 GMT

A photojournalist enchanted by computers takes another look at the soul of some old machines

Dream Assignment-redirect

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:13:02 GMT

Discover the story behind the famous picture that captured one of the greatest speeches in American history

Destination Europe 06: Bone Voyage

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:00:00 GMT

On assignment with Europe's most peripatetic canine

Elvis Lives!

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:48:15 GMT

Thirty years after the King's death, there's still a whole lotta shakin' goin' on, thanks to legions of "tribute artists"

Artists Behaving Badly

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Temperamental masters of the art world

Broadway, Inc.

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

With shows like Legally Blonde and Wicked, the era of the name-brand musical is in full swing

The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:38:17 GMT

An excerpt from the new book by Shannon Thomas Perich

Grand Reopening: Speaking of Art

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Two museums return home and invite visitors to engage in "conversations."

Frost Bite

Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:00:00 GMT

A recently discovered poem by Robert Frost has brought fame—and controversy—to an English student

Artist on the Rise

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Contemporary artist Maggie Michael shakes up abstract painting by giving control a chance

An Interview with Amei Wallach, author of "Fabric of Their Lives"

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Amy Crawford spoke with Amei about the quilters of Gee's Bend and the artwork of quilting.

Rembrandt at 400

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Astonishing brushwork, wrinkles-and-all honesty, deep compassion. What's the secret of his enduring genius?

Snap Judgments

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

The winners (and some runners-up) of SMITHSONIAN's annual photo contest take a bow.

E-Gad!

Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Americans discard more than 100 million computers, cellphones and other electronic devices each year. As "e-waste" piles up, so does concern about this growing threat to the environment

What Camera?

Tue, 01 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Look what photographer Robert Creamer can do with a flatbed scanner

Folk Art Jubilee

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Self-taught artists and their fans mingle each fall at Alabama's up close and personal Kentuck Festival

Ripped from the Walls (and the Headlines)

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Fifteen years after the greatest art theft in modern history the mystery may be unraveling

Photos for All Time

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 GMT

A new book, At First Sight, draws on all the Smithsonian's vast archives to chart photograph's profound place in history

Through Our Readers' Eyes

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:00:00 GMT

SMITHSONIAN's second annual photo contest generates more than 30,000 entries

Return of a Virtuoso

Sat, 01 Jan 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Following a debilitating stroke, the incomparable jazz pianist Oscar Peterson had to start over

Doo Wop by the Sea

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Architects and preservationists have turned a gaudy strip of New Jersey shore into a monument to mid-century architecture. But can they keep the bulldozers at bay?

The Elusive Marc Chagall

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT

With his wild and whimsical imagery, the Russian-born artist bucked the trends of 20th-century art

Doris Duke's Islamic Art Retreat

Mon, 01 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT

The Honolulu hideaway built by "the richest girl in the world" is now a museum showcasing her unique collection of Islamic art

35 Who Made a Difference: Maya Lin

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

The architect melds surface simplicity and underlying intellectual complexity into works of enduring power

Keeping Up with Mark Twain

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Berkeley researchers toil to stay abreast of Samuel Clemens' enormous literary output, which appears to continue unabated

Animal Magnetism

Wed, 01 Jun 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Gregory Colbert's haunting photographs, exhibited publicly for the first time in the United States, hint at an extraordinary bond between us and our fellow creatures

Slices of Life

Wed, 01 Dec 2004 05:00:00 GMT

From Hollywood to Buchenwald, and Manhattan to the Kalahari, the magazine pioneered photojournalism as we know it. A new book shows how

Jazz Man

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT

Louis Armstrong before he was Satchmo? A youthful Ella? For photographs of musicians great or obscure, just about everyone turns to Frank Driggs

Supremely Wilde

Sat, 01 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT

How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever

Focus on the Blues

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Richard Waterman's never-before-published photographs caught the roots music legends at their down-home best

Fabricating Art

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT

Laura Breitman fashions photo-realist collages out of whole cloth

James Turrell's Light Fantastic

Thu, 01 May 2003 04:00:00 GMT

The innovative artist has devoted his life to transforming.

Saving the Music Tree

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Artists and instrument makers have banded together to rescue Brazil's imperiled pernambuco, the source of bows for violins, violas and cellos

Just Folk

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT

From samplers to sugar bowls, weathervanes to whistles, an engaging exhibition heralds the opening of the American Folk Art Museum's new home in Manhattan

Mysterious Island

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 05:00:00 GMT

The more we learn about Easter Island, the more it intrigues, as a new exhibition of its art reminds us

Guys and Molls

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Bold, garish and steamy cover images from popular pulp-fiction magazines of the 1930s and '40s have made their way from newsstands to museum walls

Gaudí's Gift

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT

In Barcelona, a yearlong celebration spotlights architecture's playful geniusthe audacious and eccentric Antoni Gaudí

Master Class

Tue, 01 Oct 2002 04:00:00 GMT

Like generations of painters before them, artists from around the globe go to Paris to copy the masterpieces at the Louvre

Beacon of Light

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Groundbreaking art shines at the extraordinary new Dia: Beacon museum on New York's Hudson River

Photo Contest-Natural

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 GMT

Groundbreaking art shines at the extraordinary new Dia: Beacon museum on New York's Hudson River

Photo Contest-Altered 7

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:25:00 GMT

Groundbreaking art shines at the extraordinary new Dia: Beacon museum on New York's Hudson River

Back to Nature

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:03:19 GMT

Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture

Museum Day 2008 redirect

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:28:58 GMT

Receive FREE ADMISSION to museums and cultural institutions nationwide on Saturday, September 27, 2008

Fresh Eyes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:52:00 GMT

It turns out the America portrayed by printmakers Currier and Ives was not all sleigh rides in the snow

Photo Contest-Altered 8

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:25:00 GMT

It turns out the America portrayed by printmakers Currier and Ives was not all sleigh rides in the snow

Writer of the Purple Prose

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:52:01 GMT

Zane Grey went West, fell in love with the desert and redefined the modern cowboy novel

The Painter Who Hated Picasso

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Arthur Allen on "A Passion for Tomatoes"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:42:13 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Photo Contest-People 9

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:30:00 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Photo Contest-Americana9

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:40:00 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Photo Contest-Travel 4

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:25:00 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Kenneth R. Fletcher on "The Beach"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:47:38 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Just a Snapshot?

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 04:00:00 GMT

Sporting artist Alfred Munnings loved horses, the English countryside and a good stiff drink. What he didn't like was modern art.

Shades of Merriment

Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Robert Capa, famous for his battle photographs, made friends along the way

Training Wheels

Mon, 01 Jul 2002 04:00:00 GMT

Robert Capa, famous for his battle photographs, made friends along the way

Harp Hero

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Endangered instruments tug one musician's heartstrings

Migrant Madonna

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Endangered instruments tug one musician's heartstrings

Tumbleweeds are on a roll in Idaho

Tue, 01 Jan 2002 05:00:00 GMT

Endangered instruments tug one musician's heartstrings

Magic Moments

Sat, 01 Nov 2003 05:00:00 GMT

A new book and a Paris arts center pay homage to photography's elusive 95-year-old grand master.

Too Hot to Handle

Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT

Taken at the start of his multifaceted career, Gordon Parks' photograph of a Washington, D.C. worker was so inflammatory it was buried for decades

Brooklyn Rooftop, 9/11

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Photographer Alex Webb captured a moment that showed, he says, the "continuity of life in the face of disaster"

Eminent Victorians

Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:00:00 GMT

Julia Margaret Cameron's evocative photographs of Lord Tennyson and other 19th-century British notables pioneered the art of portraiture

Manhattan Bound

Tue, 01 Apr 2003 05:00:00 GMT

A new book of photographs by octogenarian Helen Levitt charts her amused view of an ever-evolving New York

Nothing but the Struth

Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition showcases the German photographer's eye for art

Art That Goes Boom

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:00:00 GMT

The works of Cai Guo-Qiang, director of visual effects for the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympic Games, truly sizzle

Mischief Maker

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT

A new exhibit showcases the neglected, playful sculptures of artist Joan Mirà

Machine Dreams

Sat, 01 Mar 2003 05:00:00 GMT

A new exhibition reconsiders the industrial photographs of Margaret Bourke-White's early, "rapturous" period

Subway Spy

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:00:00 GMT

Walker Evans' underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City's rapid transit system

Cleaning Picasso

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:24:54 GMT

The artist's groundbreaking Les Demoiselles d'Avignon gets a face lift from experts at New York's Museum of Modern Art

Lee Bontecou's Brave New World

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:25:02 GMT

A star of the 1960s art scene returns with a triumphant exhibition of futuristic works

Man of Action

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:25:03 GMT

An eccentric photographer and a racehorse made history one day in 1878. The world would never look the same

Panorama Mama

Sat, 01 May 2004 04:00:00 GMT

In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas' mural in the round

A Night at the Opera

Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Weegee's wartime snapshot was widely seen as social criticism, but it was, in fact, a farce

The Old Ballgames

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:00:00 GMT

Civil rights chronicler Ernest Withers also photogrpahed the glories of black baseball, including pioneering big leaguer Jackie Robinson

Dazzle by the Dozen

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:13:44 GMT

A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today

Rick Perlstein on "Parties to History"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:53:38 GMT

A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today

Morning In America

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:00:00 GMT

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

Paul Raffaele Contributor June 08

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

Lewis L. Gould on "Parties to History"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:49:03 GMT

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

Alonzo Hamby on "Parties to History"

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:41:44 GMT

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

Tony Perrottet on "John Muir's Yosemite"

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

5th Annual Photo Contest redirect

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:56:29 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Peter Ross Range on "Silken Treasure"

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Guy Gugliotta on "The Great Human Migration"

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Ulrich Boser Contributor June 08

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

David Roberts Contributor June 08

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Tony Perrottet Contributor June 08

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Meet the Innovators

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:44:36 GMT

Winners of Smithsonian’s 5th annual photo contest, including the first ever Readers’ Choice Award recipient, are revealed

Small House Museums Details

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT