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- National Portrait Gallery Unveiled. Sievers, Harry J. // America;10/19/1968, Vol. 119 Issue 12, p342
The article reports on the launch of National Portrait Gallery of Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. on October 5, 1969. Through the act of Congress in 1962, it is said that the gallery is primarily a museum of history. An overview of the exhibition in the new gallery entitled "This New...
- What's Up. Callard, Abby // Smithsonian;Jan2010, Vol. 40 Issue 10, p26
A calendar of exhibitions at various museums at the U.S. Smithsonian Institution is presented which includes a pottery exhibit at the Freer Gallery through January 9, 2011, a photography exhibit at the Ripley Center on January 15, 2010, and an Elvis Presley exhibit in the National Portrait...
- SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT. RUFFINS, PAUL // Diverse: Issues in Higher Education;11/25/2010, Vol. 27 Issue 21, p11
The article discusses the efforts of Native American scholars to promote greater historical accuracy among exhibits at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington D.C. The author explains how the museum, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution, was created by Native...
- Speaking Sovereignty and Communicating Change: Rhetorical Sovereignty and the Inaugural Exhibits at the NMAI. King, Lisa // American Indian Quarterly;Winter2011, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p75
This article discusses exhibitions shown at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), part of the Smithsonian Institution, since opening on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in 2004. The author highlights themes of cultural sovereignty explored in inaugural exhibits at the museum....
- Co-Evolution. Samper, Cristi�n // Smithsonian;Dec2007, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p28
The article reports on exhibits which will be held at various locations in the U.S. including "The Partners in Evolution: Butterflies & Plants", which will explore how animals and plants evolve in response to one another, and will be featured at the National Museum of Natural History in February...
- Becoming Us. Clough, G. Wayne // Smithsonian;Mar2010, Vol. 40 Issue 12, p16
The article discusses the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, a new permanent exhibition hall of the U.S. National Museum of Natural History, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The facility is devoted to an exhibition on the early evolution of humans, and various elements...
- An Astonishment at the Smithsonian. Holleran, Andrew // Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide;Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p50
Reviews the exhibition "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. through February 13, 2011.
- Censorship at the Smithsonian. Long, Kat // Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide;Mar/Apr2011, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p17
This essay presents the "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" exhibition at Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. in October 2010. It mentions the exhibition which explored how marginalization and sexual difference influence social attitudes...
- What's Up. Crawford, Amy // Smithsonian;Feb2007, Vol. 37 Issue 11, p38
The article looks at different U.S.museum exhibitions. An exhibition of Asian bowls, bottles, jugs, and jars, picked out by Australian ceramicist Gwyn Hanssen Pigott are on display at the Freer Gallery. The Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center in New York City has an...
