A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, whose beloved painted recollections of rural life earned her a distinctive ...

In 2026, the United States of America turns 250 years old. We are tasked with not only celebrating this historic event but also making it a time of reflection. It reminds us of the ideals the nation ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

The team named the new pterosaur species Eotephradactylus mcintireae. The generic name means ‘ash-winged dawn goddess’ and references the site’s volcanic ash and the animals’ position near the base of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Fort Marion, also known as Castillo de San Marco, is a stone fortress in St. Augustine, Florida. Between 1875 and 1878, seventy-two prisoners from ...

The Airbus IMAX® Theater at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center features the largest IMAX screen in Northern Virginia, towering six stories high.Getting Here FAQ Group SalesShowtimes are published on the ...

Object Details Shared Stewardship of Collections The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, ...

Object Details Author Shields, David S., 1951- Contents Inventing glamour, composing worlds. Photography and the birth of professional beauty ; Glamour comes to California ; Worlds distilled : motion ...

The Liège-Guillemins railway station looks like it belongs far in the future: a vast curving monolith of glass, steel and concrete curves extending high above the train tracks. Just as astonishing as ...

Object Details Author Plantz, Connie Subject Coleman, Bessie 1896-1926 Summary Describes the life of Bessie Coleman. Determined to open a flight school for other African Americans, "Brave Bessie" ...

Object Details retailer Underwood & Underwood Illustration Studios maker Jarvis, J. F. ID Number 2012.3033.4075 catalog number 2012.3033.4075 nonaccession number 2012.3033 Object Name stereograph ...

Object Details Description (Brief) Cyrus Avery received a patent in 1860 for his horse-power machine. This patent model depicts the mechanism that converts “horse-power” (a horse was connected by a ...