The cosmos, but make it art. The connections between art and science can’t be understated and these new images, captured by our Chandra X-ray Observatory to commemorate their 25th anniversary, are no exception. #1: So many colors, so little time. This unique quilt from our Smithsonian's Archives of American Art pulls out the colors from this bright, double star cluster. #2: Red (Space’s Version). This twisty image of a spiral galaxy (with a supermassive black hole) compliments the curves of this statue from Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. #3: With a flick of the skirt, this image of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy mirrors the movements of the dancer in this poster from our National Portrait Gallery USA. #Chandra25 #CosmicJourney --- Citations: 1. Lia Cook. Samples for "crazy quilt" series, 1980s. Lia Cook papers, 1968-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL/CalTech/Spitzer; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major, K. Arcand 2. Giacomo Balla, "Boccioni’s Fist—Lines of Force II," 1916–1917/reconstructed 1956–1958/cast 1968. Brass and paint. Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO/VLT; Infrared: NASA/ESA/STScI/JWST/PHANGS; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare, J. Major 3. "Loie Fuller" by Jules Cheret, 1893. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand and J. Major
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With 25 new cosmic images captured by our Chandra X-ray Observatory, it's going to take us a long time to figure out which makes the best wallpaper for our digital devices. In the comments, tell us your fave! https://lnkd.in/e8DDfq6Y #Chandra25 #CosmicJourney
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Art 🤝 astronomy. These cosmic images captured by our Chandra X-ray Observatory are twinning with our collections. The Chandra X-ray Observatory was deployed into space 25 years ago today, having hitched a ride as the largest payload on Space Shuttle Columbia. In 1999 it began a journey through the cosmos that continues to reveal the beauty of our Universe, including 25 new cosmic images released today: https://s.si.edu/4fhdO48 #1: “Purple space, purple space!” The bright purples in this brooch from our Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum vibes with the vibrancy in the rare type of Wolf-Rayet star. #2: This spooky painting from our Smithsonian American Art Museum literally embodies this region of star formation, more casually referred to as the “hand of God.” #3: Spacy specks of purple shine through both this young star (with a planet forming disk) and this tea bowl from our Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art Chandra is a collaboration between Smithsonian and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. #Chandra25 #CosmicJourney
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From the desk of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not the endpoint of a struggle, but a single point on a continuum for those endeavoring to expand Americans’ freedom in opposition to those who would constrain it. https://lnkd.in/dKERn9cF
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The Center for Planetary Studies at our National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution is asking—and answering—some of the biggest questions about Mars. https://s.si.edu/4cGurob
Was There Life on Mars?
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Today we remember Bob Newhart, the quietly revolutionary comedian who kept Americans laughing over eight decades as a stand-up comic, recording artist, and actor in film and television. Newhart’s square, mild-mannered persona and genial, stammering delivery concealed an often sly, smart, and subversive form of satire. While perhaps best remembered for his long-running sitcoms The Bob Newhart Show (1972-1978) and Newhart (1982-1990), Newhart broke new ground for comedy albums. The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart became the first comedy LP ever to hit number one on the Billboard charts, won a remarkable three Grammys, including 1960 Album of the Year, and only Best New Artist Grammy awarded to a comedian. In 2023, Newhart generously donated his 1960 Best New Album Grammy and the original typescript of his legendary “Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue” routine to the National Museum of American History. 📷: Westbury Music Fair playbill featuring Bob Newhart and Anthony Newley, 1977 📷: Grammy Award trophy for the 1960 Album of the Year award, given to Bob Newhart for his comedy record “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart.” 📷: (Photos 3-5) Typescript for the Bob Newhart comedy routine "Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue.”
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Learn about the community of Latinas and Latinos with disabilities in the U.S. with our National Museum of the American Latino. https://lnkd.in/eUGZ4DUh
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We remember activist, singer, songwriter, and scholar Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, who spent her lifetime using the power of music to fight for freedom and justice. As a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s (SNCC) Freedom Singers in 1962, Reagon performed across the country, raising funds for the Civil Rights Movement. In addition to recording several solo albums (some with our Smithsonian Folkways Recordings), she founded the Grammy-nominated all-Black women’s a cappella group Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1973. As a curator and historian at the Smithsonian, Reagon explored how Black music fueled movements for change. In 1974, she joined the Smithsonian’s Division of Performing Arts, where she was instrumental in establishing the African Diaspora program and recruiting Black artists to participate in the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage). Two years later, she founded the Program in Black American Culture at our Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Reagon continued her work as curator emeritus and helped shape our Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture as a member of the museum’s Scholarly Advisory Committee. “Bernice’s fierce intellect was only matched by her fierce sense of justice she applied to the struggle for civil rights,” said Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III. “As a member of the NMAAHC Scholarly Advisory Council, her wisdom was invaluable in creating the intellectual framework of the museum. Her lyrics and music lift my spirits and embody her lifelong work to challenge America to live up to its ideals: ‘We who believe in freedom will not rest until it comes.’” We will miss Dr. Reagon and send our heartfelt condolences to her family and community. 📷 : Photograph by Dane A. Penland, 1981, from our Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA).
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Happy #WorldEmojiDay from these silly little guys at our Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Scientists at the research center are studying how: 🦥 human activity and environmental factors affect sloth populations by conducting a “sloth census” 🦇the 76 species of bats that live on Barro Colorado Island evolve, adapt, and communicate 🐸 ways that artificial fertilization can help rescue Panama’s endangered frogs from extinction 🦋 the wing pattern development in Heliconius butterflies—the only genus that supplement their nectar diet by feeding on pollen 🐬 boat traffic is threatening the survival of dolphins These photographs are from our Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Explore more about how scientists are researching animal species across the Smithsonian. s.si.edu/4bPtgS7.
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Happy #CoralReefAwarenessWeek! Learn five facts about these ecosystem builders with our Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. https://s.si.edu/3Lp8u0I
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