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chaired the diving safety research conference. Fifty scientific 

 and industry experts discussed the data, problems, and rec- 

 ommendations in conducting deep dives. 



October 29-January 9 



■ Exhibition "Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier- 

 Bresson" was on view at the National Portrait Gallery. On 

 the eve of his 90th birthday, Henri Cartier-Bresson assem- 

 bled this exhibition of 70 of his most memorable portraits. 

 Representing seven decades of work by one of the twentieth 

 century's most esteemed photojournalists, the exhibition fea- 

 tured images of many of the modern era's leading writers, 

 artists, and public figures including Jean Paul Sartre, 

 Alexander Calder, Marilyn Monroe, and Martin Luther 

 King, Jr. 



October 30 



■ Symposium In conjunction with the exhibition "Tete a 

 Tete," the National Portrait Gallery presented a symposium 

 entitled "Henri Cartier-Bresson and Photography Today." 

 The program brought together a distinguished group of 

 photographers and historians who shared their views on the 

 enduring legacy of Cartier-Bresson. Participants included 

 historian Claude Cookman; Magnum photographers Elliott 

 Erwitt, Bruce Davidson, and Inge Morath; and prominent 

 photojournalists from the Washington Post and the New York 

 Times. 



October 30-April 1 



■ Exhibition "Exhibiting George Washington," showcase at 

 the National Museum of American History, highlights com- 

 memorative objects and personal belongings of the country's 

 first president. 



November and May 



■ Acquisitions Among the most significant art works ac- 

 quired by the National Museum of African Art in the past 

 year were a Dogon figure from Mali, a Baga mask from 

 Guinea, and a mbala maternity figure from the Democratic 

 Republic of the Congo. In addition, the museum acquired a 

 1972 mixed-media work by Alexander "Skunder" Boghoss- 

 ian titled Devil Descending, (a gift of Basilio F. Ciocci in 

 memory of Rainmondo Ciocci and Elvira Maone Ciocci), 

 and a 1943 oil painting by Gerard Sekoto titled Boy and the 

 Candle. 



November 



■ On-line exhibition/outreach The Archives of American Art 

 presents "The American Indian Observed: Sketches and 

 Documents from the Collections of the Archives of Ameri- 

 can Art" on its Web site in conjunction with Native 

 American Heritage Month. 



November 



■ Research result SAO astronomers publish their results of 

 the direct detection of a planet orbiting another star. 



November 



■ Scientist retires Dr. David Correll retired after 34 year of 

 service to SI, with 30 years at SERC serving as SERC Direc- 

 tor for 10 years. His research focused on nutrient transfers in 

 the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 



November 1 



■ Special event The Archives of American Art raises $20,000 

 at a benefit opening held in conjunction with the exhibition 

 "Childe Hassam: An American Impressionist" at the Adel- 

 son Galleries, Inc. in New York City. 



November 4 



■ Public program The National Portrait Gallery presented a 

 lecture by Pulitzer-prize winner David Maraniss on his new 

 book When Pride Mattered: The Life and Myth ofVince Lom- 

 bards The program was sponsored jointly with the MCI 

 National Sports Gallery. 



November 4 



■ Seminar Thirty Lockheed Martin executives visited the 

 National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology De- 

 partment to participate in a creative thinking seminar with 

 forensic anthropology as its theme. The event was organized 

 by the Smithsonian Associates and physical anthropologist 

 Dr. Douglas Ubelaker. After an introductory lecture given 

 by Dr. Ubelaker, the executives were presented with four dif- 

 ferent forensic cases to solve, using their newly acquired 

 knowledge about forensics and the scientific approach. Dr. 

 Ubelaker was assisted by colleagues in the department and 

 the FBI, and by George Washington University students. 



November 8-12 



■ Professional education course A course on "Polarized Light 

 Microscopy" was organized and hosted by the Smithsonian 

 Center for Materials Research and Education as part of the 

 laboratory's optical microscopy program. This hands-on 

 course was repeated later in the year (July 17-2 1). 



November 8-December 20 



■ Public program The National Portrait Gallery presented a 

 Cultures in Motion presentation of "Reader's Theater: South- 

 ern Accents." This four-part series presented dramatizations 

 of written works by four authors featured in the exhibition 

 "Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson." Part 1: 

 Truman Capote; part 2: Katherine Anne Porter; part 3: 

 William Faulkner; and part 4: Carson McCullers. Directed 

 by New York University's Shona Tucker, in association with 



