We have it in our power to begin the world over again,” Thomas Paine proclaimed in the pamphlet “Common Sense,” his argument ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Donated 1965 by the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, in 1996 and 2002 by the Washington Gallery of Modern Art via Dr. Julian Eisenstein, one of ...

Turtles have been around for 200 million years—outliving dinosaurs, surviving ice ages, and basically minding their own ...

A Good Day’s Work” repositions Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961) as a multidimensional force in American art, ...

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 Sales Showtimes are published on ...

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 ...

Biogeographical Region 34 - Western Asia Collector Karl H. Rechinger Frida Rechinger Max. Elevation 2200 Min. Elevation 1600 Record Last Modified 14 Sep 2018 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 30 May ...

In 1989 Kentridge began making short animated films by photographing his charcoal drawings with a video camera and altering them in minute ways to move the story forward. Through a vast range of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A sterling silver “Warrior” Women’s ...

Opening up these elegant double gatefold pages—one to the left, one to the right—reveals a 40-inch-wide aerial view of a southern African mission station. Two hundred years ago this landscape would ...

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Miles is a children's book on design centered around a child of color, teaching children (and their parents) about architecture, graphic design, footwear design, automotive design, landscape ...