September 15, 2007-November 9, 2008
East of the River: Continuity and Change
To celebrate the museum's 40th anniversary, this exhibition documents the development of community life of neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River beginning with the original inhabitation by Native Americans up to the present, while offering possible visions for the future.
Anacostia Community Museum, Washington, D.C.
October 18, 2007-October 1, 2008
Currents: Recent Acquisitions
The selection of acquisitions for this exhibition reflects the great diversity of works being acquired by the Hirshhorn, ranging from conceptual photography to sculpture. Featuring photographs by Christopher Williams, Lee Friedlander, and Nikki S. Lee.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
November 2, 2007-October 5, 2008
One Life: Katharine Hepburn
The exhibition of forty-three objects will also include her four Oscar statues—the most won by anyone for best actress—images from her life and career, and clips from a selection of her films, interviews, and television appearances.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
November 2, 2007-November 8, 2008
Discovering Rastafari!
This exhibition will feature rare photographs, video footage, artifacts, and ephemera to explore the origins and practice of the Rastafari religion in Jamaica and the movement's subsequent spread throughout the African Diaspora and the world.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2008-October 26, 2008
RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture
This exhibition will feature images of hip-hop stars by seven artists who have explored the hip-hop phenomenon. Since its inception in the 1970s, hip-hop has been arguably the most influential and popular musical form in America.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
March 21, 2008-January 2, 2009
In Plane View
Details of the often overlooked "simple beauty" of aircraft and spacecraft design can be seen in the fifty-six color photographs by museum photographer Carolyn Russo.
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
April 2, 2008-July 1, 2008
Voting: Smithsonian magazine 5th Annual Photo Contest
The fifty finalists of the Smithsonian magazine 5th Annual Photo Contest have been announced, carefully selected from 7,500 photographs submitted from around the world. Vote online for your favorite finalist to receive the Peoples' Choice Award. All Contest winners will be revealed in July 2008.
Smithsonian magazine
April 11, 2008-September 1, 2008
Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait Photographer
In these images Zaida Ben-Yusuf sought not only to portray the key figures in “new New York,” but also to revitalize an artistic genre that had grown stale by the end of the nineteenth century.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
April 11, 2008-September 1, 2008
Edward Steichen: Portraits
This exhibition, drawn exclusively from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection of Steichen’s photographs, will feature images from the years of his association with Vanity Fair as well as examples of Steichen’s earlier portrait work.
National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
April 17, 2008-October 31, 2008
The Lost Amazon
Black-and-white photographs of the Amazon River and adjacent regions—including portraits of people, landscapes, and plants—taken in the field in the 1940s by Dr. Richard Evans Schultes bring together natural history science and photographic art.
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.
May 10, 2008; 4:30 p.m.
American Pictures
The American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series pairs great works of art with leading figures of contemporary American culture. Anna Deavere Smith, actress, playwright, and author, discusses Ruth Orkin’s Member of the Wedding, Opening Night, Ethel Waters, Carson McCullers, and Julie Harris, New York City, 1950.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
June 20, 2008-November 9, 2008
Earth and Sky: Photographs by Barbara Bosworth
On view will be more than forty photographs by Barbara Bosworth, including "The Bitterroot River," a series that deals with loss and recovery, and recent color photographs of songbirds and the New England landscape surrounding her home near Boston, Massachusetts.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
July 12, 2008-January 25, 2009
Seascapes: Tyron and Sugimoto
A series of twenty-two pastels of the Maine coast, known collectively as "Sea Moods" (1915-1916), by American landscape painter Dwight Tyron (1849-1925) will be juxtaposed with six black-and-white photographs from the ongoing series "Seascapes" by contemporary Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
September 26, 2008-January 4, 2009
Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities
This exhibition will feature approximately forty paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe and fifty photographs by Ansel Adams that show their deep commitment to revealing the beauty of the American landscape.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Permanent Exhibitions
The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
The centerpiece of the gallery is the original 1903 Wright Flyer, displayed on the ground for the first time since acquired by the Smithsonian in 1948. Also on view are 250 photographs and 150 other artifacts.
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.
Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake
Through photographs, maps, ceremonial and everyday objects, and interactives, this panel display provides both an overview of the history and events affecting the Native peoples of the Chesapeake Bay region and information on their continued presence today.
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.
Renovating a Landmark: From Patent Office to Reynolds Center
This small exhibition, installed in the historic fabric room located adjacent to the coatroom near the museums' F Street lobby, highlights aspects of the renovation with photographs, architectural artifacts from the building and objects discovered during the excavation of the courtyard.
Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
