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From Castro to Warhol to Mother Teresa, He Photographed Them All
Yousuf Karsh took a singular approach to fame and the famous
December 2008 |
By Matthew Gurewitsch
Mark Catesby's New World
The artist sketched American wildlife for Europe's high society, educating them on the creatures living among the unexplored lands
December 01, 2008 |
By Megan Gambino
Star-Spangled Banner Back on Display
After a decade’s conservation, the flag that inspired the National Anthem returns to its place of honor on the National Mall
November 2008 |
By Robert M. Poole
Feeling Blue: Expressionist Art on Display in Munich
Visitors catch a glimpse of the groundbreaking, abstract art created by
preeminent 20th century expressionists.
November 01, 2008 |
By Amanda Bensen
Warhol's Pop Politics
Andy Warhol's political portraits anticipated today's blurred boundaries between public office and stardom
October 31, 2008 |
By Julia Ann Weekes
Colombia Dispatch 4: Palenque: An Afro-Colombian Community
Four hundred years ago, escaped slaves formed Palenque. Today, the Colombian town celebrates its African roots
October 29, 2008 |
By Kenneth Fletcher
Montpelier and the Legacy of James Madison
The recently restored Virginia estate of James Madison was home to a founding father and the ideals that shaped a nation
October 20, 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
The Financial Panic of 1907: Running from History
Robert F. Bruner discusses the panic of 1907 and the financial crisis of 2008
October 10, 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
Southern Comfort
Celebrated poet Mark Doty succumbs to Houston's humid charms
October 2008 |
By Mark Doty
Bernini's Genius
The Baroque master animated 17th-century Rome with his astonishing sculpture and architecture
October 2008 |
By Arthur Lubow
Ted Sorensen on Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Words
Kennedy advisor Ted Sorensen found that of all the U.S. presidents, Lincoln had the best speechwriter—himself
October 2008 |
By Theodore C. Sorensen
How Lincoln Bested Douglas in Their Famous Debates
The 1858 debates reframed America's argument about slavery and transformed Lincoln into a presidential contender
September 2008 |
By Fergus M. Bordewich
Four for a Quarter
Photographer Nakki Goranin shows how the once ubiquitous photobooth captured the many faces of 20th-century America
September 2008 |
By Kenneth R. Fletcher
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Negotiations
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas engaged in pre-debate negotiations in 1858.
September 01, 2008 |
By Smithsonian.com
Botticelli Comes Ashore
With the purchase of Botticelli’s Death of Lucretia, Isabella Stewart Gardner took American collecting in a new direction
August 12, 2008 |
By Cynthia Saltzman
Q & A: Cynthia Saltzman
The author of Old Masters, New World discusses how 19th century American collectors acquired European masterpieces and what it meant for museums and our nation.
August 12, 2008 |
By Alison McLean
Leopold and Loeb's Criminal Minds
In defense of murderers Leopold and Loeb, attorney Clarence Darrow thwarted a nation's call for vengeance
August 2008 |
By Simon Baatz
Precarious Lebanon
For decades, this tiny Mediterranean nation of four million has segued between two identities
July 2008 |
By Joshua Hammer
John Muir's Yosemite
The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness
July 2008 |
By Tony Perrottet
