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55 relations: Abstract art, Alexander Calder, American Museum of Natural History, American Red Cross, Brent Glass, Building, Clara Barton, Constitution Avenue, Daniel J. Boorstin, Disneyland, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Federal Triangle station, First Lady, Food court, Francis Scott Key, Gary Haney, George Washington (Greenough), Georgia Institute of Technology, Gettysburg Address, Granite, Greensboro sit-ins, Gwenfritz, Infinity (de Rivera), John Bull (locomotive), John C. Ewers, John Gray (museum administrator), Jose de Rivera, Julia Child, Lemelson Foundation, McKim, Mead & White, Mirror website, Monticello, Museum, National Air and Space Museum, National Mall, Potion Design, Rick Smolan, Robert P. Multhauf, Roger G. Kennedy, Roy Gussow, Sculpture, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian station, Stainless steel, Star-Spangled Banner (flag), The New York Times, The Star-Spangled Banner, United States, United States Bicentennial, ..., USS Philadelphia (1776), Washington, D.C., White House, 14th Street (Washington, D.C.), 24 Hours in Cyberspace. Expand index (5 more) »
Abstract art
Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
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Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976) is widely considered to be one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century.
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American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City, is one of the largest museums in the world.
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American Red Cross
The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States.
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Brent Glass
Brent D. Glass is a public historian who pioneered influential oral history and material culture studies and was Elizabeth MacMillan Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History from 2002-2011.
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Building
A building, or edifice, is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory.
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Clara Barton
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross.
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Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street in the northwest and northeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States.
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Daniel J. Boorstin
Daniel Joseph Boorstin (October 1, 1914 – February 28, 2004) was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history.
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Disneyland
Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955.
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an aerial carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at six Disney parks around the world.
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Federal Triangle station
Federal Triangle is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D.C., United States.
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First Lady
First Lady is an unofficial title used for the wife of a non-monarchical head of state or chief executive.
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Food court
A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food vendors and provides a common area for self-serve dinner.
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Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key (August 1, 1779January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, author, and amateur poet from Frederick, Maryland who is best known for writing a poem which later became the lyrics for the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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Gary Haney
Gary Paul Haney RIBA, FAIA (born April 16, 1955) is an American architect, a design partner in the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
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George Washington (Greenough)
George Washington (1840) is a massive sculpture by Horatio Greenough commissioned for the centennial of U.S President George Washington's birth in February 22, 1732.
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Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, and one of the best-known speeches in American history.
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Granite
Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.
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Greensboro sit-ins
The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960,, history, Retrieved February 25, 2015 which led to the Woolworth department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United States.
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Gwenfritz
Gwenfritz is a painted steel abstract stabile, by Alexander Calder.
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Infinity (de Rivera)
Infinity is an abstract sculpture designed by Jose de Rivera and created by Roy Gussow.
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John Bull (locomotive)
John Bull is a British-built railroad steam locomotive that operated in the United States.
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John C. Ewers
John Canfield Ewers (July 21, 1909 – May 7, 1997) was an American ethnologist and museum curator.
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John Gray (museum administrator)
John Gray is an American businessman and museum administrator.
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Jose de Rivera
Jose de Rivera (September 18, 1904 Baton Rouge, Louisiana - March 12, 1985 New York City) was an American abstract sculptor.
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Julia Child
Julia Carolyn Child (née McWilliams; August 15, 1912 – August 12, 2004) was an American chef, author and television personality.
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Lemelson Foundation
The Lemelson Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) philanthropy founded in 1993 by Jerome H. Lemelson and his wife Dorothy.
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McKim, Mead & White
McKim, Mead & White was a prominent American architectural firm that thrived at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Mirror website
Mirror websites or mirrors are replicas of other websites.
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Monticello
Monticello was the primary plantation of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, who began designing and building Monticello at age 26 after inheriting land from his father.
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Museum
A museum (plural musea or museums) is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance.
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National Air and Space Museum
The National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, also called the NASM, is a museum in Washington, D.C..
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National Mall
The National Mall is a landscaped park within the National Mall and Memorial Parks, an official unit of the United States National Park System.
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Potion Design
Potion Design is a private interactive design firm located in New York City.
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Rick Smolan
Rick Smolan is a former ''TIME'', ''LIFE'', and ''National Geographic'' photographer best known as the co-creator of the "Day in the Life" book series.
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Robert P. Multhauf
Robert P. Multhauf (1919–2004) was an American science historian, curator, director, scientific scholar and author.
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Roger G. Kennedy
Roger George Kennedy (August 3, 1926 – September 30, 2011) was an American polymath whose career included banking, television production, historical writing, and museum administration, the last as director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History, before the Clinton administration selected him to head the National Park Service in 1993.
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Roy Gussow
Roy Gussow (November 12, 1918 – February 11, 2011) was an American abstract sculptor known for his public pieces often crafted from polished stainless steel.
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Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.
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Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
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Smithsonian station
Smithsonian is a side platformed Washington Metro station at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.
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Stainless steel
In metallurgy, stainless steel, also known as inox steel or inox from French inoxydable (inoxidizable), is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass.
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Star-Spangled Banner (flag)
The Star-Spangled Banner, or the Great Garrison Flag, was the garrison flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor during the naval portion of the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Bicentennial
The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States of America as an independent republic.
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USS Philadelphia (1776)
USS Philadelphia is a gunboat (referred to in contemporary documents as a gundalow or gondola) of the Continental Navy.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.
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White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.
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14th Street (Washington, D.C.)
14th Street NW/SW is a street in Northwest and Southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., located west of the U.S. Capitol.
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24 Hours in Cyberspace
24 Hours in Cyberspace (February 8, 1996) was "the largest one-day online event" up to that date, headed by photographer Rick Smolan with Jennifer Erwitt, Tom Melcher, Samir Arora and Clement Mok.
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References
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