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ALT A color image of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
ALT Photograph of the museum exterior, which is a large marble building with 8 columns and four entrances. In front of the building is a small tree.
ALT Graphic: Four isometric columns each with a blue, yellow, and grey icon representing conference session tracks. Text: Smithsonian National Education Summit, July 16-18, 2024.
ALT This image is a graphic illustration of a trainwreck scene. On the left-hand side, there is an exploded train coming out of a tunnel with two officers looking at the wreck. There are boxes, paper, and other debris strewn on the ground. In the middle, you can see another inspector looking closely through a magnifying glass at a pistol. He has a snarky yet brilliant look on his face. The unburnt and damaged portion of the train is behind him. There are trees in the foreground.
ALT Two children playing with colorful ribbons in a park.
ALT Pale blue room with white arched ceilings and wood floors and a low bench in the center of the room. Large, colorful abstract paintings hang on the blue walls and through a door, another colorful abstract painting hangs on a white wall.
ALT Vibrant abstract painting of red brush strokes against a blue and green background
ALT Print shows at center the text of the Emancipation Proclamation with vignettes surrounding it; on the left are scenes related to slavery and on the right are scenes showing the benefits attained through freedom; also shows Justice and Columbia at the top center beneath a bald eagle and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln at bottom center above a scene of newly freed individuals.
ALT A wooden tennis racket and a Wilson brand racket cover photographed against a blue background.
ALT A woman (Ellen Ochoa) smiles for a portrait picture while wearing a space-crew jacket with many patches. In the background the American flag and a space shuttle model is visible.
ALT Photograph of a man bent over working on a mural piece. The man is wearing a flower pattern shirt and jeans. The mural in progress shows an individual laying on the pedestal. This figure looks to be wearing a pink shirt. The artist is in the process of painting the shirt. There are other figures in the background that are just white outlines and still in progress. Arturo Rodríguez painting his mural, The Great Theater of the World, ca. 1986. Demi and Arturo Rodríguez papers, circa 1957-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
ALT Black-and-white photograph of three individuals. The figure in the middle is looking towards the camera and the two on either side of him are looking at each other. The two side figures are in business attire, and the central figure looks to be wearing a trench coat. The look to be in a gallery as there is a piece of artwork partially visible in the background. Photograph of Enrique Riveron with Mario Moreno and Antonio Arias Bernál, 194-. Enrique Riverón papers, 1918-1990s. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
ALT A sketch of a flowering plant. Entire sketch is colored in red. Sketch shows the bud in the center with four of the flowering leaves in the back. Eduardo Carrillo. Sketch of a flowering plant, 196-?. Eduardo Carrillo papers, circa 1953-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
ALT A sketch of a female angel on a cloud. The angel is dressed in blue and has her hands clasped. She is down on one knee. Emilio Sanchez. Un Santo (A Saint), 1950. Emilio Sanchez papers, 1922-2012. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
ALT Three people on a beach with the sun centrally behind them and the ocean in the background, figure at center crouches slightly holding an instrument while on either side Peruvian scissor dancers in costume are in midjump.
