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Behind the Scenes: Exploring the Historic and Aesthetic Value of Photographs
The following is an interview with Ramon Jr. Salado Romo, Stanford in Government Liljenquist Fellow in the Prints & Photographs Division. Photo of Ramon Jr. Salado Romo in his Library of Congress...
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Everything Including the Kitchen Sink
Many of us spend a considerable amount of time in the kitchen, a space that can serve both a utilitarian and a social function. The Prints & Photographs Division collections provide great images of...
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New Gift of Artist Takuichi Fujii’s Drawings
The following is a guest post by Kara Chittenden and Katherine Blood in the Prints & Photographs Division about a special new gift of valuable drawings. During World War II, over 120,000 Japanese...
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Copper Mining and Its Monumental Structures
The following is a guest post by Ryan Brubacher, Reference Specialist, Prints & Photographs Division. I recently returned from an information-soaked conference in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,...
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Herblock Looks at 1974: Fifty Years Ago in Editorial Cartoons
The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, and Sara W. Duke, Curator of Popular and Applied Graphic Arts, Prints & Photographs Division. Politically independent and a champion of the...
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Purr-fectly Charming Black Cats
Whether you think black cats are spooky, good luck, or simply adorable companions, the many images featuring these striking felines in the collections are evidence that photographers and other artists...
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“Materialized Space”: An Exhibit of Paul Rudolph’s Architecture at The Met
The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, Prints & Photographs Division. The Paul M. Rudolph Archive has become our most heavily used collection for the work of a single architect....
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Finding Pictures: Automobiles
Let Prints & Photographs Division Reference Librarian Gillian Mahoney take you for a four-wheeled tour of car-related images from the collections this Wednesday, November 20 at 3:00pm EST....
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The Gilded Life of Richard Morris Hunt: A New Book
The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, Prints & Photographs Division, with excerpts from the Richard Morris Hunt Research Guide. How do you breathe life into a valuable but...
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Wintry Weather Wishes
Although Washington, D.C. has seen little icy precipitation this year, the past weekend’s official turn to winter has turned my mind toward the possibility of snow this season. Enjoy these 19th-century...
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