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Steven Young Lee - Visions and Revisions: Renwick Invitational 2016

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Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2016-11-02T17:06:30.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Teacher Workshop | Traces of a Life in Bondage: Flora’s Silhouette

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2022-04-04T15:48:18.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Portraits  Search this
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National Portrait Gallery
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Silhouette Artist: Lauren Muney (Interview)

Creator:
Smithsonian Education  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-11-07T15:24:06.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Education  Search this
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Smithsonian Education
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SmithsonianEducation
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Hirshhorn DRAW: Silhouettes with Mark di Suvero

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2020-09-01T19:21:18.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Art, modern  Search this
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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1795 M. Campbell's Reverse Applique Quilt

Quilter:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton, linen (overall material)
thread, linen, silk (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 99 in x 88 in; 251 cm x 223 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Object Type:
quilts
Place made:
World
Date made:
1795
Subject:
Chronology: before 1820  Search this
Sewing and Knitting  Search this
Quilting  Search this
ID Number:
1981.0007.01
Catalog number:
1981.0007.01
Accession number:
1981.0007
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Quilts
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c790-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556173

“Each Quilt Can Tell You a Story”: An Interview with Sylvia G. Stephens

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Interviews
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 27 Sep 2023 01:49:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c7582b3758332ecfbc577330b16ccc16

Pen and ink drawing of an animation still for the short film "I, Destini"

Created by:
Destini T. Riley, American  Search this
Subject of:
Destini T. Riley, American  Search this
Lattina Lennon Riley, American  Search this
Patricia Riley, American  Search this
Carlos Riley, American  Search this
LeDarius Riley, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Type:
drawings
Place made:
North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2013-2016
Topic:
African American  Search this
Animation  Search this
Art  Search this
Families  Search this
Film  Search this
Independent films  Search this
Justice  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Prisons  Search this
Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, Kathleen Lingo and The New York Times Company
Object number:
2018.94.2.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Destini T. Riley, Nicholas Pilarski, Lattina Lennon Riley, Sarah M. Bassett, The New York Times Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
I, Destini Film Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fe88c82a-28f7-44df-96fa-add59bbfdd6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.94.2.1
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[Trade catalogs from PPG Industries, Inc.]

Variant company name:
Established 1883  Search this
Company Name:
PPG Industries, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE ; Plate glass ; flat glass ; automotive glass ; aircraft glass ; fiber glass ; coatings and resins ; industrial chemicals ; agricultural chemicals ; heated twindow ; Solarban twindow ; float glass ; solar glass ; architectural glass ; glass spandrel panels ; "PITTCO" aluminum entrance systems ; "Herculite" doors and frames ; "Silhouette" doors and frames ; "Nucite" glass chalkboards ; tinted glass ; aluminum paneling and extrusions ; "Duracron" thermosetting acrylic architectural coatings ; "Pennvernon" Graylite glass ; "Nesatron" glass.
Includes:
Trade catalog and samples
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
25 pieces; 4 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this
Architectural designs and building materials  Search this
Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this
Aviation (aircraft; balloons; etc.)  Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones  Search this
Chemicals and chemical products  Search this
Educational institutions; equipment and supplies (includes playground equipment)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Topic:
"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this
"Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this
Adhesives  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Agricultural implements  Search this
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Airships  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Building materials  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Chemicals  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Glass  Search this
Motor vehicles  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Porcelain  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_33604
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_33604

Shadow Puppetry at Manual Cinema

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2022-11-19T00:26:05.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
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Cultural property  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
YouTube Channel:
smithsonianfolklife
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company — Black Out: Silhouettes (Part 2 of 3)

Creator:
National Portrait Gallery  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-03-25T21:36:36.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Portraits  Search this
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National Portrait Gallery
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NatlPortraitGallery
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James Prosek Mural Time-lapse - "The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art"

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-10-28T17:42:27.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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On Art and the Screen Age: Artist Talk with Paul Chan - Hirshhorn Museum

Creator:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2020-08-14T15:47:00.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Art, modern  Search this
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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Wedge

Donor Name:
Victor J. Evans  Search this
Culture:
Eskimo  Search this
Object Type:
Wedge
Place:
Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
20 Mar 1931
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
113605
USNM Number:
E360408-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ae8ffa60-30e3-4be8-9b68-6b661f5a8f4c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8407230
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Etched Walrus Tusk

Donor Name:
United States Coast Guard Service  Search this
Culture:
Eskimo  Search this
Object Type:
Carving
Place:
West, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1 Jun 1933
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
124570
USNM Number:
E365224-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b35458eb-a908-461c-ae97-ee5cd52c2c80
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8410544
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Salmon Spear Head

Collector:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Donor Name:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Length - Object:
25 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Yup'ik  Search this
Object Type:
Spear
Place:
Chalitmut, Yukon & Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1879
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
008133
USNM Number:
E37349-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/360907fc3-850e-4896-b8f0-d98031fd7225
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8412673
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Commemorative T-Shirt

Collector:
Jack Sullivan  Search this
Donor Name:
Jack Sullivan  Search this
Length - Shirt:
70.5 cm
Maximum Width - Shirt:
92 cm
Object Type:
Shirt
Place:
Durban, South Africa, Africa
Accession Date:
5 Apr 2018
Collection Date:
early 1990s
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2078920
USNM Number:
E436148-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3318b3bfa-629b-4090-92ce-a5544c7709a0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14108476
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Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima Baker f.

Preparation:
pen and ink
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Malvales Malvaceae
Published Name:
Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima Baker f.
Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima Baker f.
Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima Baker f.
Other Numbers:
Botanical Art Plate Link : 2225
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Botany
Non-specimen graphic
Botanical Art
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3398eee36-635e-4a69-a5ae-2e7603b6442c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_11117972

Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.

Biogeographical Region:
29 - Western Indian Ocean  Search this
Collector:
F. R. Fosberg  Search this
Place:
Silhouette Island, northeast Coast, northwest of La Passe, common on sand at back of beach, Seychelles, Africa
Collection Date:
28 Jan 1970
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae Cyperoideae
Published Name:
Fimbristylis cymosa R. Br.
Barcode:
02089446
USNM Number:
2680042
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30b24258c-be8c-4b9a-8f27-77df80c4afb3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13173379

Self-Portrait in Silhouette

Artist:
Wilhelm Müller, German, 1804 - 1865  Search this
Medium:
Scissor-cut black wove paper laid down on white wove paper
Dimensions:
12.1 × 21.8 cm (4 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.)
Object Name:
Silhouette
Type:
Silhouette
Made in:
Düsseldorf, Germany
Date:
ca. 1840
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Virginia Gerson
Accession Number:
1910-28-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq444fbf162-4b77-4c8b-b4f5-1891eec7b70a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1910-28-1
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Carriage and Horses in Silhouette

Medium:
Scissor-cut black paper laid down on white paper
Dimensions:
23.8 × 25 cm (9 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Object Name:
Silhouette
Type:
Silhouette
Made in:
Düsseldorf, Germany
Date:
ca. 1840
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Virginia Gerson
Accession Number:
1910-28-2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c2617a8b-e349-46d6-acf0-9fd781086248
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1910-28-2
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