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Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery

SAAM's Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey and Dean Howarth take a closer look at mastodon bones in the exhibition Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture. Charles Willson Peale's painting in the background shows similar bones. Photo by Carol Wilson

Capturing Humboldt in the 21st Century Using an 18th-Century Tool

“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.”

Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings on Lessons Learned from Alexander von Humboldt

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