Abby Callard

 

Abby Callard is an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine.

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Creating the Smithsonian Castle in Gingerbread

What does it take to recreate this famous building with just gingerbread and frosting?

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The Stories Behind Forgotten Holiday Treats

Recipes, like songs and poems, are passed down from generation to generation. But some holiday recipes seems to have fallen through the cracks

The Centennial Ride to Wounded Knee, December 29, 1990. Photograph by James Cook

Photograph Captures the Centennial Ride to Wounded Knee

On December 29, 1990, photographer James Cook caught sight in the distance of more than 350 horseback riders who were recreating the ride to Wounded Knee

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American Gardens—A Winter's Tale

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The Inevitable, Detestable Fruitcake

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Programs Announced for 2010 Folklife Festival

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Four Chameleon Forest Dragons Hatch at the National Zoo

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A Canadian Specialty: Poutine

A retrospective of artist William T. Wiley's work is on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Q and A: William Wiley

For over 50 years, the artist has approached serious topics with wit and a sense of the absurd

The iconic Graflex Speed Graphic was used by photojournalists from the 1930s to the late 1950s.

What's Up

Pablo Cano, a Miami-based artist who creates marionettes, sent this holiday card to Miami art critic Helen L. Kohen in 1989.

Artists' Homemade Christmas Cards

Seasonal greetings from artists such as Alexander Calder and Philip Guston celebrate the handmade holiday card

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Two Fish Die at the National Zoo

Can you have Thanksgiving without the stuffing?

Stuff the Safe Way

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Moving Beyond Earth Opens at Air and Space

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Exploration of the Pig

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Linda Nochlin Speaks at the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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The Stork Makes Yet Another Delivery to the National Zoo

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Five Ways to Eat Beets

Avant-garde photographer Man Ray may have written his name with a penlight in his self-portrait titled Space Writings.

Man Ray’s Signature Work

Artist Man Ray mischievously scribbled his name in a famous photograph, but it took decades for the gesture to be discovered

James "Pat" Daugherty, 85, served in the Army's storied 92nd Infantry Division, which was made up almost entirely of African-Americans.

Memoirs of a World War II Buffalo Soldier

In a recently published memoir written over 60 years ago, veteran James Daugherty details his experiences as an African-American in combat

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