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When Mary Decker crashed to the ground at the Los Angeles Olympics 20 years ago this month, a young photographer was there to catch the anguish
A grateful Pomo Indian's gift to a friend exemplifies the brightest form of Native American artistry
One hundred fifty years after its publication, Henry David Thoreau's meditation remains the ultimate self-help book
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A new movie explores composer Cole Porter's consummate musical gifts and his remarkable, unorthodox marriage
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Comfort for the masses? Or a tacky blight? Seemingly overnight, the one-piece plastic chair has become a world fixture. Can you stand it?
A 1947 portrait by the renowned Irving Penn broke the fashion mold and celebrated an elegance all too rare today
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings may soon be coming to a computer near you
Our first ever photo contest yields a rich and various bounty
Illusionist Ricky Jay, a keeper of magic's secrets, conjures up a dirty deal in TV's "Deadwood"
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Artist Steve Tobin turns organic forms into sculpture
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The night a teenager met the girl of his dreams 50 years ago, the stars were bright above
Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting
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A new retrospective featuring an unprecedented number of the troubled photographer's images makes the case for her innovative artistry
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How an 1882 portrait of the flamboyant man of letters reached the highest court in the land and changed U.S. law forever
In Los Angeles, bulldozers are circling Sara Velas' mural in the round
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You may beat out a bunt, but there's no running away from the past
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In 1908, an improbable pair of music men hit a tuneful home run without ever having seen a game
Artists and instrument makers have banded together to rescue Brazil's imperiled pernambuco, the source of bows for violins, violas and cellos
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"Monty Python's Flying Circus" went on to conquer America
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A new book, At First Sight, draws on all the Smithsonian's vast archives to chart photograph's profound place in history
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