/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130604063030Lowell-and-Bishop_Thumb1.jpg)
Poetry Matters: A Lifelong Conversation in Letters and Verse
For Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, a friendship between two poets left a beautiful written record
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/music-staff-470.jpg)
The Evolution of the Treble Clef
For centuries, music notation was an inexact technique and hasty transcriptions may have resulted in this symbol
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/2e/c6/2ec6fada-14b8-4ef5-8c99-9ef3ff28d2f5/blue-nanoflowers-wim-noorduin.jpg)
In a lab at Harvard University, Wim Noorduin cultivates microscopic crystalline flowers in glass beakers
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/rubberduck-lead-470.jpg)
Hong Kong Fell in Love With This Larger-Than-Life Rubber Duck
The popular 46-foot-tall inflatable art installation returns to Victoria Harbor
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130522011132crochet-food-lox-thumb.jpg)
Look, But Don’t Eat: Delicious Crocheted Dishes
This British designer crochets pizzas, veggies and cakes that look almost realistic enough to eat
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130522105039Ilan-Costica_Thumb.jpg)
How Harlem Put Itself Back on the Map
Historian John Reddick looks at the people behind the neighborhood’s recent reemergence as a thriving destination in the public eye
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130520020047NY-Proposal_Thumb.jpg)
The Design Future of New York as Seen by Urbanist Michael Sorkin
A theorist who can’t stop planning has big ideas for his hometown on sustainability, equity and the right to the city
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130516044103Sheila_Thumb.jpg)
Sheila E. On Her Glamorous Life, Upcoming Album and Future Collaborations
The diva on the drums, Sheila E. says she has no plans to slow down as she works on a solo album and autobiography
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Gatsby-cover-631.jpg)
When F. Scott Fitzgerald Judged Gatsby By Its Cover
A surprising examination of the original book jacket art to The Great Gatsby
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/e5/6c/e56c67c3-68c0-43de-90d0-407e3adf1a98/bugle-shell-pteropod-611.jpg)
Amazing Sea Butterflies Are the Ocean’s Canary in the Coal Mine
These delicate and stunning creatures are offering Smithsonian scientists a warning sign for the world’s waters turning more acidic
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/gatsby_Thumb.jpg)
The Great(est) Gatsby Playlist
Baz Luhrmann may have his take, but Smithsonian Folkways offers its own streaming soundtrack for the novel-turned-movie
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130509085042Rosss-Landing-Park_Thumb.jpg)
The Best of Design, Cooper-Hewitt Announces 2013 Award Winners
From a Las Vegas Denny’s with a wedding chapel to rock ‘n’ roll posters, this year’s design award winners have a good time with great design
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/55/71/55715c4b-5281-4f4b-833b-83db7be5962a/heather-dewey-hagborg-self-portrait.jpg)
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places
Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg reconstructs the faces of strangers from genetic evidence she scavenges from the streets
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20130502105019repentir-app-web.jpg)
Want to See How an Artist Creates a Painting? There’s an App for That
The Repentir app reveals an artist’s creative process by allowing users to peel back layers of paint with the touch of their fingertips
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Noises-On-Higher-Resonance-Jennie-C-Jones-631.jpg)
How Do You Make a Painting Out of Sounds?
Jennie C. Jones has the answer. Her first solo museum show opens at the Hirshhorn in May
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Hirshhorn-Museum-bubble-631.jpg)
The Real Deal With the Hirshhorn Bubble
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum looks to expand in a bold new way
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/07/83/0783fa82-bdff-4e60-90dc-e856ffbac51e/dreamscapes.jpg)
Before There Was Photoshop, These Photographers Knew How to Manipulate an Image
Jerry Uelsmann and other artists manually blended negatives to produce dreamlike sequences
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Phenomenon-color-app-tin-tube-631.jpg)
Never Underestimate the Power of a Paint Tube
Without this simple invention, impressionists such as Claude Monet wouldn’t have been able to create their works of genius
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Phenomenon-Writings-on-the-Wall-Egypt-631.jpg)
Egypt’s Murals Are More Than Just Art, They Are a Form of Revolution
Cairo’s artists have turned their city’s walls into a vast social network
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/78/70/78704d23-fcd4-4cf9-afc5-cd1d25148ba9/best-small-towns-388.png)
Behind the Scenes in the Smithsonian Regents’ Room
Explore a room in the Smithsonian Castle with a curious history that includes fire and destruction, séances for skeptics and even a skeleton in the closet
Page 58 of 112