exhibitions

"A literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a new perspective on the history of the United States. Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory"--Publisher's description.

A history of China, discussing its leaders, politics, explorations, and more, based on the Cyrus Tang Hall of China exhibition at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

Paris was the epicenter of art during the latter half of the nineteenth century, luring artists from around the world with its academies, museums, salons, and galleries. Despite the city's cosmopolitanism and its cultural stature, Parisian society remained strikingly conservative, particularly with respect to gender. Nonetheless, many women painters chose to work and study in Paris at this time, overcoming immense obstacles to access the city's resources.

Explores the artistry, oral traditions, and history of Coast Salish culture, placing Saltish art in a historical, cultural, and social context from prehistory to the early twenty-first century.

Catalog of the exhibition on tour from the Peabody Museum at Harvard University.

"Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire: high school and college youth organized black student unions; educators created black studies programs; Black Power conventions gathered thousands of people from all walks of life; and books, journals, bookstores, and publishing companies spread Black Power messages and imagery throughout the country and abroad. Black Power aesthetics of natural hair and African-inspired fashion, ornaments, and home decor--and the concept that black was beautiful--resonated throughout the country. The black arts movement inspired the creation of some eight hundred black theaters and cultural centers, where a generation of writers and artists forged a new and enduring cultural vision. Published in conjunction with a major 2016 exhibit at New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Black Power 50 includes original interviews with key figures from the movement, essays from today's leading Black Power scholars, and more than one hundred stunning images from the Schomburg's celebrated archives, offering a beautiful and compelling introduction to the history and meaning of this pivotal movement. "--.

Presents color reproductions of paintings and drawings by artists N.C. Wyeth and his grandson James Wyeth which highlight the changing attitudes toward patriotism in America over the course of the twentieth century; and includes essays that provide information about the lives of the artists and their work.

Examines over one hundred forty works of art from ancient Egypt including sculptures, reliefs, papyri, jewelry, cosmetic object, and funerary items through a collection of color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations.