The Obama Official Portraits: One Strange, One Wonderful
The new portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled today at the National Gallery. Here they are: Barack Obama’s portrait is by Kehinde Wiley, and …..
Posts tagged: The Smithsonian
The Dresses (and Skeletons) of the First Ladies
John Bailey Owen imagines a strange new wing of the Smithsonian.
Mister Rogers’ Blood-Red Sweater Came from the Charge of the Light Brigade
Turns out that Mister Rogers’ cardigans got their start in the Crimean War.
Betty White Poses With Presidents and Elephants
“Mister President, how about you be JFK and I’ll be Marlene Dietrich?”