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Smithsonian Events for the Week of August 3-7:

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Weekend Events: Ralph Eubanks, Legends of Vaudeville and a Family Arts Festival

Graphic designer Jessica Helfand collected over 200 scrapbooks dating from the nineteenth century to the present.

The Cherished Tradition of Scrapbooking

Author Jessica Helfand investigates the history of scrapbooks and how they mirror American history

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Weekend Events: Disco, Jazz and Heavy Metal

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Weekend Events: African Pearls, Another Inaugural Ball, and a String Quartet

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Smithsonian Weekend Events: Tea and Philately

David B. Gamble house, Pasadena, 1907-09.

The Splendor of Greene and Greene

A new exhibition celebrates the work of brothers Charles and Henry Greene, masters of American Arts and Crafts architecture

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I Can’t Live Without That…Necklace?

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Rug-of-War

For nearly thirty years, Afghani weavers have incorporated images of war into hand-woven rugs

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Tied Together Through the Generations

A Turkish carpet could be the ultimate souvenir of your trip to Istanbul.

Buying a Carpet in Istanbul

A guide to types of Turkish carpets and techniques that go into making them

"All I know is that the museum's a better place because of the Gee's Bend exhibitions," says Peter Marzio, director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (shown here). "They expand the sense of what art can be." The new show (quilts are by Loretta P. Bennett) opened in Houston in June.

Fabric of Their Lives

There’s a new exhibition of works by the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, whose lives have been transformed by worldwide acclaim for their artistry

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Healing Arts

At Ojo Caliente, site of New Mexico’s ancient hot springs, an artisan revives the craft of Native American pottery

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Token of Appreciation

A grateful Pomo Indian’s gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry

"Olmec butterfly" rug by Isaac Vasquez of Oaxaca

Dream Weavers

In the Mexican village of Teotitlán, gifted artisans create a future from bright hand-loomed rugs

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Folk Art Jubilee

Self-taught artists and their fans mingle each fall at Alabama’s up close and personal Kentuck Festival

"People often use the word tedious to describe my work," says Breitman, "but I find it meditative." Maple was based on family photographs.

Fabricating Art

Laura Breitman fashions photo-realist collages out of whole cloth

A Model Son

Chesapeake Bay’s maritime history comes alive in miniature wood carvings by a Maryland craftsman

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Renaissance of the Longrifle

In masterpieces of metal and wood, modern craftsmen revive a straight-shooting icon of the old frontier

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Fired with Finesse

In North Carolina, artisans drawing on tradition and looking to the future are creating a hot market for pottery

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