Treasures Of The National Museum Of The American Indian: Smithsonian Institute (Tiny Folio)
DCist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Photo by spectreman Welcome to December and all the holiday shopping opportunities that come with it. First we have a comprehensive list of local holiday art markets, then a handful of openings (some of the last we'll see before 2010). If we left out a crucial gift-buying opportunity, let us know in the comments. Holiday Art Markets > > The popular Downtown Holiday Market opens this Friday and...
Maria's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Random images from the National Museum of the American Indian , NY. To enlarge image, click on it. These past few days the last thing I was expecting to hear were two recorded messages from Dr. Gallon III . The messages were directed to parents and families (to my knowledge staff don't get these recorded calls). The purpose was to offer reassurance that the district despite the many latest distractions...
Travel Tales and Pictures (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
The pictures ENLARGE if you click on them. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Sol LeWitt (American, born 1928), Four-Sided Pyramid, 1999, first installation 1997, concrete blocks and mortar. Designed to offer year-round enjoyment the garden is one of the preeminent locations on the National Mall. The National Gallery Sculpture Garden includes seventeen...
Lucky White Girl (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Today, in the U.S., we celebrate what is possibly the most conflicted holiday on our calendar. Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving has a pretty horrible history. It was originally the celebration of one massacre that became part of a larger genocide that came...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The Chicago and U.S. botanic gardens' train displays will feature miniature versions of presidential homes, including the house in Kenwood. The Chicago and U.S. botanic gardens' train displays will feature miniature versions of presidential homes, including the house in Kenwood.
Winnipeg Real Estate (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Today we tell about plans for the new Museum of the American Indian. It will open in two-thousand-four near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. 1 Vote(s)
Chicagoray (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
I barely have words for a slimy sack of crud who would steal someone else's vehicle number one and then to discover a man's remains in an urn and simply dispose of them or whatever this simian did last week in Obama's crime ridden filth infested Washington DC as you will see in the video below.... WASHINGTON, D.C. - Army Col. Norbert Schmidt served his country. Now, someone has done him an extraordinary...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian brings to light a fascinating chapter in American history: the rise and fall of American Indian horse culture.
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Mayflower 1620 A New Look At A Pilgrim Voyage by Plimoth Plantation with Peter Arenstram, John Kemp and Catherine O'Neill Grace; Photographs by Sisse Brimberg and Cotton Coulson . National Geographic. Library copy. The Plot: A look at the myths and legends of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth. Full of gorgeous photos from some of the sailing done by the Mayflower II. The Good: How do you...
I Speak of Dreams (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The blogging anesthesiologist sends strange visions. The artist Brian Jungen is a member of the Doig River band of the Dunne-za Nation in Northern BC. image source Brian Jungen has an exhibit running through October 2010 at the National Museum...
Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
other topics: click a “category” or use search box From EduHound’s “Classroom Tools & Tips,” which provides edtech resources for teachers, here are this week’s offerings. The topic is NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE Reconnecting the Circle –Encourages people to learn about Native American people and cultures, and to develop a more meaningful and complete perspective...
bookofjoe (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Jungen is an Indian artist, a member of the Dunne-za First Nation in British Columbia who uses contemporary materials to construct objects which resonate with his own native culture, although his current show at the National Museum of the American...
A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
(image from 2009 Indian Health Service Heritage Site ) November is American Indian Heritage Month. Various links of interest, in no particular order: The Creation of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (via Indian Health Services ) The National Museum of the American Indian , especially its Education page. American Indians in Children's Literature by Debbie Reese, which should...
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Many museums stay open late at least one night a week, often in conjunction with free admission hours , live music and cocktails. Here are the New York City museums with late-closing hours listed by day of the week: Mondays New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex at Grand Central Terminal - 8 p.m. (always free) Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Annex - 8 p.m., with last admission at 7 p.m. ($24.50)...
California Literary Review (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The first piece you see upon entering is Shapeshifter (2000), an enormous, abstracted whale skeleton built entirely out of white plastic chairs. Jungen’s leviathan is hung in front of a simple black wall and the contrast of colors intensifies its extraordinary power. Shapeshifter has the pristine, flawless texture of a mass produced object, yet somehow feels organic. You can easily imagine the...
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olsy1ls | 10/19/2009
Today we tell about plans for the new Museum of the American Indian. It will open in two-thousand-four near the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. National Museum, American Indian, Washington, D.C. http://www.1-language.com/eslnews/explore020710.htm
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