Articles by Amy Crawford

About Amy Crawford
Amy Crawford

Amy Crawford is a Michigan-based freelance journalist writing about cities, science, the environment, art and education. A longtime Smithsonian contributor, her work also appears in CityLab and the Boston Globe.

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LGBTQ+ Pride

New Brooklyn Museum Exhibit Explores the Cultural Memory of Stonewall

A New Museum Sheds Light on the Statue of Liberty

Daesha Devón Harris Combines Oral History and Antique Portraits to Tell a Story of Loss and Hope

In Nigeria, the Veil Is a Fashion Statement

One Tool in the Fight Against Wikipedia's Notorious Gender Bias

The 'Pole of Inaccessibility' Has Eluded Adventurers for More Than a Century

Who Was Ida O'Keeffe, Georgia's Lesser-Known, But Perhaps More-Talented, Sister?

How Kyle Meyer's Photo-Tapestries Give Voice to a Silenced Community

A Vintage Take on High Fashion Showcases the Beauty of a Stitch in Time

Born Into Slavery, Bill Traylor Would Become a Leading Light of Self-Taught Art