WASHINGTON, D.C.- Alex J. Taylor has been awarded the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s 2011 Terra Foundation for American Art International Essay Prize. Taylor’s winning essay “Unstable Motives: Propaganda, Politics and the Late Work of…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Highlights Civil War Nurses
WASHINGTON, D.C..- In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened a special display titled “‘So Much Need of Service’—The Diary of a Ci…
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Highlights Civil War Nurses
WASHINGTON, D.C..- In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opened a special display titled “‘So Much Need of Service’—The Diary of a Ci…
Hirshhorn Museum Presents "Directions: Grazia Toderi", Italian Video Artist’s U.S. Museum Debut
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum presents the recent work of Grazia Toderi (Italian, b. Padua, 1963) for the next installation of the museum’s “Directions” series that highlights artists from around the globe wor…
Hirshhorn Museum Presents "Directions: Grazia Toderi", Italian Video Artist’s U.S. Museum Debut
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum presents the recent work of Grazia Toderi (Italian, b. Padua, 1963) for the next installation of the museum’s “Directions” series that highlights artists from around the globe wor…
"In His Sixth Decade ~ Prints by Peter Milton" at Jane Haslem Gallery in Washington D.C.
Washington D.C.- The Jane Haslem Gallery is pleased to present “In His Sixth Decade: Prints by Peter Milton” until June 30th. Peter Milton is now in his sixth decade as an artist. His most recent prints, which embrace digitally produced imagery, have…
The American Institute of Architects Select the 2011 COTE Top Ten Green Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects wi…
Konrad Ng Named Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Konrad Ng, a scholar of Asian American cinema and digital media, has been named director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, effective May 22. Ng will report to the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for History, Art, a…
United States Library to Save Famous Baseball, Country Tunes
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C (AP).- The 1908 tune, “Take Me Out to the Ball-game,” that became the anthem for America’s favorite pastime, will be preserved at the Library of Congress, along with 24 other recordings chosen for the…
Portuguese Architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is This Year’s Winner of the Pritzker Prize
CHICAGO, IL (REUTERS).- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura is the winner of this year’s $100,000 Pritzker Prize for his designs that convey both “power and modesty, bravado and subtlety,” the foundation that awards the prize said on Monday. Th…