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Shepard Fairey: The Artist Behind the Obama Portrait
A portrait created by a graphic designer ended up becoming the icon for the Obama campaign and an international phenomenon
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After an Inauguration, the Stars Come out to Play
Ever since George Washington danced after his inauguration, the ceremony has brought big names in the arts to the capital city
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Beyond the Photos with Neal Slavin
Photographer Neal Slavin discusses his group portraits and his career as a whole
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The End of the Game, a Mystery in Four Parts
In a first-hand account of participating in an alternative reality game, one player gets caught up in the challenge
![The Battle of Actium tapestry](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Battle-of-Actium-tapestries-388.jpg)
The Divine Art of Tapestries
The long-forgotten art form receives a long overdue renaissance in an exhibit featuring centuries-old woven tapestries
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Smithsonian Notable Books for Children 2008
Surprising, inspiring and outstanding titles for youngsters and the grownups that read to them
![A 1910s Happy New Year postcard depicts a child running over a snowman.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/sled-running-over-snowman-postcard-388.jpg)
Snowman Gone Wild
Before the age of Frosty, the snowman was abused by children and exploited by advertisers
![Vincent van Goghs The Starry Night](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Vincent-van-Gogh-The-Starry-Night-388.jpg)
Van Gogh's Night Visions
For Vincent Van Gogh, fantasy and reality merged after dark in some of his most enduring paintings, as a new exhibition reminds us
![Chuck Harrison designed the View-Master and a Sears sewing machine](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Charles-Harrison-View-Master-sewing-machine-388.jpg)
Intelligent Designer
Charles Harrison, former industrial designer at Sears, Roebuck and Company, created practical innovations that touched many lives
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The Splendor of Greene and Greene
A new exhibition celebrates the work of brothers Charles and Henry Greene, masters of American Arts and Crafts architecture
![Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Wizard-Of-Oz-Dorothy-ruby-slippers-388.jpg)
For Those Ruby Red Slippers, There's No Place Like Home
The newly reopened Smithsonian National Museum of American History boasts a rare pair of Judy Garland's legendary ruby slippers
![Charles Harrison had a hand in every product in the Sears Roebuck line](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/Charles-Harrison-intelligent-designer-388.jpg)
Interview with Charles Harrison
The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt honors the prolific industrial designer with its Lifetime Achievement Award
![The Madonnas dress was previously damaged by light](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/creche-of-the-abbey-of-regina-laudis-388.jpg)
A Creche Reborn
In rural Connecticut, a 300-year-old nativity scene is brought back to life by the Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Pulitzer Prize-winning author N. Scott Momaday](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090116011252im_/http://media.smithsonianmag.com/images/145*78/N-Scott-Momaday-q-a-388.jpg)
N. Scott Momaday and the Buffalo Trust
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Kiowa Indian N. Scott Momaday runs a nonprofit organization working to preserve Native cultures
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Celebrating American Indian Heritage
Sitting Bull's legacy, Native American languages, a national list of events and more
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From Castro to Warhol to Mother Teresa, He Photographed Them All
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