Art & Artists

Scavenger hunts with mobile devices are a hit with teens.

Collaborations

"You didn't learn your history, you lived it," says Cornelia Bailey, who grew up on Sapelo.

Holding on to Gullah Culture

A Smithsonian curator visits a Georgia island to find stories of a shrinking community that has clung to its African traditions

Wayne Thiebaud may be best known for confections, but friends and critics point to his underappreciated depths.

Wayne Thiebaud Is Not a Pop Artist

He's best known for his bright paintings of pastries and cakes, but they represent only a slice of the American master's work

Visitors to the National Zoo might glimpse one or more of the seven lion cubs born there in August and September.

What's Up

Bill Moggridge, director of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, was the recipient of the 2010 Prince Philip Designers Prize.

Q and A with Bill Moggridge

The director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum discusses the future of computing and design

Shanthi, a 34-year-old female, checks out the Zoo's new digs for Asian elephants.

Trail Blazing

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Letters

Journalist Cathleen McGuigan covers art, architecture, design and culture. Her latest piece for Smithsonian profiles artist Wayne Thiebaud.

Cathleen McGuigan on "Wayne Thiebaud Is Not a Pop Artist"

Camilo José Vergara began photographing art in poor urban areas in the 1970s. He soon realized that one of the most prevalent figures in the artworks was Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. by Mural

Photographer Camilo José Vergara captures varying portrayals of the civil rights leader in urban areas across the United States

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Letters

Readers Respond to the November Issue

A keen observer as well as celebrated wit, Arcimboldo created composite portraits that were both enjoyed as jokes and taken very seriously.

Arcimboldo's Feast for the Eyes

Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted witty, even surreal portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, fish and trees

Auto Immune Response #6, 2004 by artist and photographer Will Wilson.

What's Up

This past Columbus Day, performance artist James Luna stood in front of Washington, D.C.'s Union Station and invited people to take his picture.

Q and A: James Luna

The Native American artist talks about his "Take a Picture With a Real Indian" performance

The Lindberghs had to anticipate any emergency on their epic flights.

In Case of Emergency, Pack Snowshoes

In 1933, Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh prepared for the worst by packing winter gear before flying over the Arctic

Smithsonian conservators are helping to save the murals at Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Art Work

Cypriot archaeologist Sophocles Hadjisavvas, with a 2000 B.C. jug, handpicked each artifact to chronicle the 11,000-year history of Cyprus.

A Celebration of Cypriot Culture

Cyprus commemorates 50 years of nationhood and 11,000 years of civilization with an exhibition of more than 200 artifacts

Count Rumford and the History of the Soup Kitchen

The story behind Salvation Army's red collection kettles

Many works by Alexis Rockman are "a portent of events to come," says curator Joanna Marsh. The artist's 2006 Hurricane and Sun suggests menacing weather.

Painter Alexis Rockman Pictures Tomorrow

There's trouble ahead in the artist's eerie yet riveting paintings, now the subject of a major exhibition

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Letters

This Chinese ceremonial ax and other rare bronze works are back on permanent display at the Freer Gallery.

What's Up

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