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Often remembered for his artful management of legendary jazz musicians, but Granz also saw the potential for themusic to combat racial inequality
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The massive showcase facility offers plenty of space for social distance along with plenty of air and space travel history
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This year’s award-winning "Mank" attracts new attention to the 80-year-old American classic; two Smithsonian curators share insights
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Modern technology replace these tools and supplies, but these drawings bring back many happy memories of checking out a book
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When the museum reopens May 14, the portrait of the 45th president will be on view in the “America’s Presidents” exhibition
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A trove of Smithsonian artifacts document the man who was first to put a woman on the presidential ticket and reshaped the vice presidency
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A salute to the all-Black World War I fighting unit
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On the anniversary of her 50th birthday, honoring the legacy of the first Tejana singer to top the U.S. Billboard charts with her Spanish-language album
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A trillion cicadas expected to invade the Washington metropolitan region when the ground warms to 64 degrees
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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives offers book lovers these nine stylish backdrops
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Americans have a long tradition of inspiring and elevating movements for change using benefit concerts, song and other artistic traditions
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On that April 'Black Thursday' 70 years ago, the air war over Korea changed as the Allies scrambled to counter the superior MiG-15 jet fighter
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Surprisingly, mosquitoes, leeches, parasites, birds and minerals can be important sources for research to fight cancer and prevent disease
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A rising scholar of equality issues in American Art dives into the Smithsonian collections to find dynamic stories for her upcoming webcomic series
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In a new podcast, the National Portrait Gallery reveals that a portrait is being commissioned of the former president
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Take a deep-dive into the story behind this rarely published Smithsonian portrait of the legendary writer
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During the pandemic, the Archives of American Art provided refuge and a place for artistic inspiration
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Crimilda Pontes was the Institution’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the iconic sunburst symbol
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One of the first three woman to be accepted into the Academy of Natural Sciences, Lewis left behind a legacy of science and soclal progress
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Maine writer and illustrator Jessica Esch happened upon the Archives of American Art by chance; but destiny followed
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