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Temple of Man promotional postcard featuring Robert Alexander, 1970s. Robert Alexander papers and Temple of Man records, 1956-1992. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Acquisitions: Robert Alexander Papers and Temple of Man Records

Annette Leddy | December 28, 2017

In 1988, artist Laura Farabough exhibited Santa Dog, a site–specific video installation at the Hanson Gallery in Sausalito, California. That same year, Farabough featured “Santa Dog” on her holiday card to artist David Ireland. Laura Farabough christmas card to David Ireland, 1988. David Ireland papers, circa 1910s-circa 2009, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Dog Days of December

Mary Savig | December 14, 2017

Exhibition announcement for The Chicano Codices, 1993. Kathy Vargas papers, 1980-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Exhibition catalog for (en)Gendered Visions: Race, Gender and Sexuality in Asian American Art, 1992. Kathy Vargas papers, 1980-2015. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Naming Ourselves: Asian American and Latina/o Arts Meet in the Kathy Vargas Papers

Kimberly Yu | December 5, 2017

Musicorner room designed by John Vassos displayed at the American at Home Pavilion, 1940 New York World's Fair, 1940 / Richard Averill Smith, photographer. John Vassos papers, 1920-[198-]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

New Technologies: John Vassos and Television Design

Danielle Shapiro | December 5, 2017
Sketchbook with portrait of Walt Whitman, 1977. Naul Ojeda papers, 1964-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Acquisitions: Naul Ojeda Papers

Josh T. Franco | December 5, 2017
San Francisco Museum of Art program for the first artists' soap box derby, 1975 May 18. Jan Butterfield papers, 1950-1997; Official magazine of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art artists' soap box derby, 1978 May 21. Jan Butterfield papers, 1950-1997

Supercharged with Wit, Magic, and Talent: The Artists’ Soap Box Derbies

Elizabeth Botten | December 5, 2017
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