Megan Gambino

Megan Gambino

Megan Gambino is a senior web editor for Smithsonian magazine.

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I Spy, in Sant Ocean Hall

Los Angeles-based graphic designer Shepard Fairey.

Shepard Fairey: The Artist Behind the Obama Portrait

A portrait created by a graphic designer ended up becoming the icon for the Obama campaign and an international phenomenon

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UPDATED: Iconic Obama Portrait at National Portrait Gallery

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At the Hirshhorn, Crouching Spider, Hidden Meaning?

The artist, Robert Anderson of Darien, Connecticut, was a Yale classmate of President George W. Bush (above, detail).

George W. Bush’s Portrait at National Portrait Gallery

The official portrait of the 43rd president, striking a relaxed pose, enters the Smithsonian collections

Charles Harrison, who created a more affordable View-Master and the first plastic trash can, designed 8 to 12 Sears sewing machines ever year for 12 years.

Intelligent Designer

Charles Harrison, former industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck and Company, created practical innovations that touched many lives

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Top 10 Things to Do at the Smithsonian in 2009

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From Edison’s Light Bulb to the Ball in Times Square

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Nutcrackers at National Postal Museum

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The Stories Behind Holiday Songs

This Sunday, at the National Museum of American History, three theatrical performers sang a version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

James McPherson is a professor emeritus of American history at Princeton University and author of Commander in Chief, which appears in the January 2009 issue of Smithsonian magazine.

James M. McPherson on “Lincoln as Commander in Chief”

Harrison: "Practically every product in the Sears, Roebuck line I had a hand in at one time or another."

Interview with Charles Harrison

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt honors the prolific industrial designer with its Lifetime Achievement Award

Jocelyn Kaiser graduated from Princeton University with a degree in chemical engineering. She now writes for Science magazine and is the author of Gene Therapy in a New Light, which appears in Smithsonian's January 2009 issue.

Jocelyn Kaiser on “Gene Therapy in a New Light”

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Turning Point for the National Mall?

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Catch the Animals at Night at ZooLights!

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Founder of the National Museum of African Art Dies

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Calling All Trophy Holders: Artist Wants Yours

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Art Market at National Museum of the American Indian

Mark Catesby's Blue Jay.

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

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At Udvar-Hazy, Enjoy Holiday Travel Without the Hassle

 Last week, three major U.S. airports opened new runways—Chicago O’Hare, Seattle-Tacoma and Washington Dulles International Airport

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