September l8-November 29 



■ Exhibition "Andy Warhol's Flash — November 22, 

 1963" was on view at the National Portrait Gallery. 

 Warhol's portfolio of 14 silkscreen prints reinterprets 

 the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the 

 barrage of print and broadcast coverage that ensued. 

 The color prints, manipulating the photographic images 

 that the public saw repeatedly in the press and on tele- 

 vision, cover the four days berween the shooting and the 

 funeral. Accompanied by a stark narration based on tele- 

 type reports, the portfolio combines verbal and visual ele- 

 ments to capture the overwhelming public experience of 

 the assassination. 



September 19 



■ Special Event The Smithsonian Associates' Young Bene- 

 factors produced its ninth annual black-rie gala at the National 

 Air and Space Museum. This glittering event raises more 

 than $100,000 each year for the Smithsonian Institution. 



September 19 and October iy 



■ Public Programs National Museum of American His- 

 tory launched a new series of family programs under the 

 name "OuiStory" as part of an effort to bring history to life 

 for museum visitors from preschoolers to adults. OuiStory 

 explores America's rich cultural heritage through Museum 

 objects, quality children's literature told by the authors or 

 by storytellers, and hands-on activities. 



September 20-February 28 



■ Exhibition The exhibition "South Africa 1936— 1949: 

 Photographs by Constance Stuart Laxrabee" was the first 

 public presentation of an important collection of black- 

 and-white photographs of South Africa given to the 

 museum by the photographer in 1997. In addition to 

 the photographs, the collection includes Larrabee's en- 

 tire personal documentation of her photographic ac- 

 tivities in South Africa, which has never before been 

 made available to researchers. The collection is the basis 

 of ongoing study and future publication. 



September 21-22 



■ Symposium "Patterns and Process — A Symposium in 

 Tribute to Edward V. Sayre" was sponsored by the 

 Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Educa- 

 tion to honor the outstanding contributions made at the 

 intersection of science and the humanities by retired 



staff member Dr. Edward V. Sayre. His many ground- 

 breaking endeavors, which range widely from conservation 

 science to analytical and technical studies of historic and ar- 

 tistic works, and his leadership efforts in the area of the 

 characterization of archaeological materials, have brought 

 him international acclaim. Not only have his immediate 

 achievements been of exceptional merit, but his accomp- 

 lishments as both a formal and informal teacher have ex- 

 tended his influence far beyond his own specific research 

 efforts. Symposium participants included former colleagues 

 and students from the United States, England, and Greece. 



September 21-25 



■ Course The course "Applied Optical Microscopy," 

 the first in a series, provided the foundation for ad- 

 vanced optical microscopy applications and training at 

 the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and 

 Education. Subjects addressed included sample selection 

 and preparation; microscope specifications, selection, 

 and set-up; design and layout of microscopy spaces; 

 function and use; imaging and photomicrography; 

 specialized techniques and limits of material identifica- 

 tion; documentation and analysis; and introduction to 

 specialized applications, such as archaeobotany, coating 

 materials, and natural history specimens. 



September 24 



■ International Technical Assistance The Smithsonian 

 Accessibility Program presented information on the 

 application of Universal Design principles in museums 

 to barrier-free design professionals with the NEC 

 Corporation. 



September 26-January 4 



■ Exhibition "Mathew Brady's Portraits: Images as His- 

 tory, Photography as Art," was on view at the National 

 Portrait Gallery. This was the most comprehensive ex- 

 hibition devoted to Brady's career in more than a cen- 

 tury. More than one hundred images were on view 

 representing Brady's work in every form, including, for 

 the first time, examples of his collaboration with artists 

 to create oil paintings, lithographs, and wood engrav- 

 ings based on photographs. 



September 26-January 2J 



■ Exhibition "Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of 

 People and Places" was on view at the National Portrait 

 Gallery. Born into an atmosphere of material luxury, 



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