Live Breaking News & Updates on Smithsonian Institution Castle

Stay updated with breaking news from Smithsonian institution castle. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Smithsonian to show 120 orange statues of female scientists

The Smithsonian will commemorate Women's History Month in March by displaying 120 life-size neon orange statues depicting women who have excelled in the fields of science and technology. The 3D-printed statues will be displayed in the Smithsonian Gardens and in select museums in the Smithsonian network from March 5-27. A… ....

United States , Jessica Esquivel , Minerva Cordero , Karina Popovich , Enida Haupt , Dorothy Tovar , Kristine Inman , Rachel Goslins , Monica Rho , Ellen Stofan , Manuel Balce Ceneta , Smithsonian Castle , Kelly Korreck , American Association For The Advancement Of Science , Smithsonian Institution Castle , Industries Building , Us Women National Soccer Team , National Mall , History Month , Smithsonian Gardens , Ifthenshecan The Exhibit , Smithsonian Institution , New York , Central Park , Lyda Hill Philanthropies , American Association ,

CATHEY: Choctaw Nation inspired some George Catlin paintings


1 of 2
George Catlin’s 1832 drawing of “Ball-play of the Choctaw–Ball Up” in Oklahoma (Permission Smithsonian Institution)
Ha-tchoo-tuck-nee, the Snapping Turtle (Peter Pitchlynn); The Snapping Turtle (Permission Smithsonian Institution)
featured
By Mike Cathey Guest columnist
Apr 10, 2021
1 of 2
George Catlin’s 1832 drawing of “Ball-play of the Choctaw–Ball Up” in Oklahoma (Permission Smithsonian Institution)
Ha-tchoo-tuck-nee, the Snapping Turtle (Peter Pitchlynn); The Snapping Turtle (Permission Smithsonian Institution)
When George Catlin, a young Philadelphia lawyer and struggling painter, saw a delegation of Native Americans from the Far West in the late 1820s, he was inspired to embark on a new career. Admiring their grace and dignity — “arrayed and equipped in all their classical beauty” — and believing ....

United States , Fort Gibson , Wichita Mountains , Henry Dodge , Joseph Harrison , Charles Dickens , Peter Pitchlynn , George Catlin , Smithsonian Institution Castle , Smithsonian American Art Museum , Gilcrease Museum In Tulsa , Native Americans , Far West , Indian Territory , Arkansas River , Dodge Leavenworth Expedition , Indian Gallery , Ball Down , Choctaw Woman , Stick Ball Player , Choctaw Chief Peter Pitchlynn , Snapping Turtle , East Coast , Smithsonian Institution , Following Catlin , Smithsonian American Art ,