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Thursday, September 11
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| 12:30-12:45 PM
Seeing Earth from Space
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Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Division, discusses images of Earth taken from space.
Free
Continues 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Location: Meet at the SR-71 Blackbird
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| 6 PM
Works of Nature: Oppenheim and Smithson
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Allison Jessing (program coordinator) introduces two films by Dennis Oppenheim and Robert Smithson that focus on the relationship between man and nature:
• Oppenheim's Program One: Aspen Projects (1970) records interactions between Oppenheim's body and natural elements, including rocks, water, and vegetation.
• Smithson's Spiral Jetty (1970) documents the making of Smithson's earthwork.
Free, first come, first served
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Location: McEvoy Auditorium (enter from G St.)
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| 6-6:30 PM
Portrait of Ernie Pyle
Face-to-Face Portrait Talk: Arts & Letters at NPG! |
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The weekly portrait talk highlights a portrait selected by a National Portrait Gallery staff member or guest speaker.
Today, historian James Barber talks about the portrait of Ernie Pyle by Jo Davidson.
Free
Continues every Thursday evening
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National Portrait Gallery
Location: Meet at F Street Lobby
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