Articles Written by:    BETH PY-LIEBERMAN     

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Alexander Graham Bell Did More Than Just Invent the Telephone

On January 25, 1904, a military procession to Smithsonian Institution grounds delivered the remains of James Smithson (c.1765-1829) whose bequest created the Smithsonian. Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Archives One hundred and ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  10 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Smithsonian Institution,  Alexander Graham Bell,  James Smithson

Meet Mrs. Obama’s Inaugural Jewelry Designer Loree Rodkin

Loree Rodkin designed the jewelry worn by Michelle Obama for the inaugural balls. Photo by Molly Roberts. Loree Rodkin is a Los Angeles-based jewelry designer, who crafted First Lady Michelle Obama’s inauguration jewelry, including diamond earrings, a 1 ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  9 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Michelle Obama,  National Museum of American History,  Jason Wu,  Jimmy Choo,  Madonna

Some Guys Have All the Fun. Smithsonian Secretary Gets Down to Business

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough speaks about his trip to Antarctica. Photograph by Eric Long Sometimes even the head of a vast museum and research complex just needs to get down on the floor to make a point. Secretary G. Wayne Clough is making ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  3 Mar 2010
Related Topics: Smithsonian Magazine

Snowy Day at the Smithsonian. Come Out and Play

Washington, DC got clobbered with yet another unusual snowstorm. Smithsonian photographer Eric Long was out early this morning recording the event. Another several inches of snow fell last night on an already snow-covered Washington, D.C., and more of ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  3 Feb 2010
Related Topics: Smithsonian Institution

The King’s Cult of Personality at American Art Museum

Writer and researcher Warren Perry of the National Portrait Gallery dishes on his favorite celebrity: Elvis The curator of the National Portrait Gallery’s recently opened exhibition on Elvis Presley is Warren Perry, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, who ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  20 Jan 2010
Related Topics: Elvis Presley

January 5, 1933: Construction Begins on the Golden Gate Brdige

Golden Gate Bridge, 1934 by Ray Strong, Photograph courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Today marks the 77th anniversary of the momentous occasion when construction began on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. All summer long, artist Ray ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  5 Jan 2010
Related Topics: Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist Jeanne-Claude Dies

Jeanne-Claude, also known as Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1935. She was the wife and life-long partner of the artist Christo, and their world-famous installations have delighted a generation of followers. The ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  19 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Smithsonian Magazine

Construction Underway: Arts and Industries Building Gets a Little Love

Work is underway at the Arts and Industries Building, closed to the public since 2004. Photograph by Brendan McCabe I remember well the first day I came to work at Smithsonian magazine 24 years ago. The offices then were located in the Arts and ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Smithsonian Magazine,  U.S. Congress,  James Smithson,  Karl Marx

Yinka Shonibare, An Artist Turned Professor

London-born, Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare's work is on view at the African Art Museum. Photo by Charlotte Player The past is prologue. And in the hands of the 47-year-old Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, history makes for rich fodder in the ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Chanel,  Museum of Modern Art

Falnama’s Book of Omens: The Future Will Be Bright and Sunny

The sun is regarded as an auspicious sign, but this augury warns the seeker, "know friend from foe, and do not feel secure from the plots of a sallow-faced, short man with a defect on his head or eye." Courtesy of topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul When ...

From BETH PY-LIEBERMAN, Smithsonian Magazine,  22 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Metropolitan Museum of Art,  Nancy Reagan,  Cherie Blair

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