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Object Details

Marvel Comics

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Shannon Perich

ID Number

2018.3072.01

catalog number

2018.3072.01

nonaccession number

2018.3072

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 1/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 25.7175 cm x 16.8275 cm

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Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment

Popular Entertainment

National Museum of American History

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-dc5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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Marvel Comics Location Currently not on view Credit Line Gift of Shannon Perich ID Number 2018.3072.01 catalog number 2018.3072.01 nonaccession number 2018.3072 Physical Description paper (overall material) ink (overall material) Measurements overall: 10 1/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 25.7175 cm x 16.8275 cm See more items in Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment Popular Entertainment National Museum of American History GUID (Link to Original Record) http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-dc5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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This is a picture of Black Panther from the movie Marvel. He is the super hero from Wakanda. The reason I chose him to represent "leadership" is because of his desire to fight to make a difference. His ambition to fight for not only himself but others is what made him a good leader. I believe to have good leadership everyone must be included no matter of race, gender, ethnicity etc.

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Stamp art featuring flowers and diverse elements of a garden, such as birds and flowering trees, represent some of the most attractive artwork in the Postmaster General's Collection. This exhibition focuses on the issuance of United States stamps that acknowledge nature's most colorful and beautiful living botanicals found throughout the American landscape, from sea to shining sea.

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I chose an image showing a variety of flowers. There are at least 3 different flower types in the image. The reason I chose this image is because not only is it showing diverse types of flowers but also flowers represent life and creation. Having a diverse community creates a stronger community. Life is more exciting when we build a diverse community because it exposes us to all types of cultures and people.

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Object Details

Discipline

Entomology

Region

US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)

Description

This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

Number of objects in this record

1

Record Last Modified

22 Jun 2020

Object Type

Education and Outreach collections

Collecting Locality

Plummers Island, North America, United States, Maryland, Montgomery County, Plummers Island

Scientific Name

Bombus pensylvanicus

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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center

Taxonomy

Animalia, Arthropoda, Hexapoda, Insecta, Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombinae

Topic

Education & Outreach

Record ID

nmnheducation_10002977

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cf09a2b8-fec2-446a-a436-3466fed96a74

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American Bumble Bee, Pennsylvania Bumble Bee

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Discipline Entomology Region US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV) Description This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.

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This is an image of an American bumble bee, Pennsylvania bumble bee. Bees not only help plants grow but they produce food as well.  The reason I chose a bee to represent scholarship is the fact that bees are important in order for us to have a healthy environment. Scholarship is helping others without expecting anything. It's always doing the best work possible with expectation of a reward.

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Object Details

Metzker, Ray K.

Description (Brief)

Silver print of an untitled Ray K. Metzker photograph showing a traffic light and telephone lines.

Description

In the collection of the National Museum of American History there are twelve photographic works by the American photographer Ray K. Metzker (1931). These pieces by Metzker were acquired by the Smithsonian in 1970 after they were on display in the "Persistence of Vision" exhibition at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. Metzker's photographs range from depictions of urban street scenes to abstraction, and vary in size from 8x10 inch prints to 30x32 inch assembled pieces of over one hundred individual photographs.

After working as an assistant for various portrait and commercial photography studios, Metzker enrolled as a student at the Illinois Institute of Design in 1956. Founded by former Bauhaus instructor Laszlo Moholy-Nagy in 1937, the Illinois Institute of Design's faculty included influential photographers such as Harry Callahan (see catalog numbers PG69.40.01-10), Aaron Siskind (see catalog numbers PG69.114.01-10), and Frederick Sommer. Metzker has often cited these instructors as having a great impact on his artistic outlook and passion for photography. In a 1983 conversation with curator Anne Tucker, Metzker said, "their experience and dedication is something you had to respect, and they communicated to me how really beautiful and of what great meaning a photograph or photography could be. They made photography a noble endeavor." While at the Illinois Institute of Design, Metzker became fascinated with the urban environment of Chicago, which became the subject matter for most of his early photographs. After graduation, Metzker's experimental methods were noticed by curators and included in exhibitions such as the "Persistence of Vision," where he was included with fellow graduates such as photographer John Wood.

Metzker's work utilizes the technical components of the medium of photography to create new and unique imagery. Instead of using the camera to create a traditional single frame photograph, Metzker has been known to use an entire roll of film to create one composite image. This is seen in his photograph Untitled Composite Print (Signs, Trucks, etc.), PG69.205.1. In this example, Metzker photographs a series of actions instead of a singular event. Metzker offers the viewer information about a specific location over a span of time while simultaneously abstracting the image by overlapping the individual film frames. Another demonstration of this time-based aspect of Metzker's work is Untitled (Four Frames and a Film Strip) PG69.205.4, where various pedestrians are seen passing through the same environment throughout the day. Created in 1964, this photograph breaks the traditional rectangular format entirely with multiple frames printed on top of each other and the orientation of the print skewed to create a diagonal composition.

Metzker constantly tries to invent new ways to investigate the formal aspects of photography. This has led him to experiment with multiple camera formats and a variety of different printing methods. He has been known to spend extensive time in the darkroom, experimenting with processes that may never lead to a complete finished project. Even when Metzker depicts more conventional subject matter, such as a figure or cityscape, he eliminates information in the photograph to focus on light and shadow, line and form. An example of this is his 1963 photograph Untitled (Stripe on Pavement) PG69.205.2. Metzker photographs a segment of a city crosswalk, but through perspective and composition, creates an image that more closely resembles an abstract gestural mark than a typical city scene.

Metzker is an important figure to study in regards to evaluating the influence that Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's Illinois Institute of Design had on the genre of American street photography in the 1960s. The Bauhaus tradition of experimentation can be seen throughout much of Metzker's work. For Metzker, photography is a process that involves multiple steps before the final image is created.

Location

Currently not on view

Object Name

photograph

Object Type

photographs

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Ray Metzker Collection

Photo History Collection

Photography

National Museum of American History

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6527-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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Metzker, Ray K. Description (Brief) Silver print of an untitled Ray K. Metzker photograph showing a traffic light and telephone lines. Description In the collection of the National Museum of American History there are twelve photographic works by the American photographer Ray K. Metzker (1931).

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This an image of a traffic light in black in white. There are also telephone lines. The pillar citizenship helps create a better community. Just like traffic signs help guide us the community, showing citizenships helps us as well. It creates a better environment and everyone in the society will thrive.

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Object Details

Designer

Olafur Eliasson, Danish, b. 1967

Frederik Ottesen, Austrian

Manufacturer

Little Sun, German, founded 2012

Description

LED lamp in the shape of a sun with ten petal components and backed with a solar panel

Credit Line

Gift of George R. Kravis II

Accession Number

2016-5-23

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

lighting

Decorative Arts

Object Name

Solar-powered Lantern

Type

Solar-powered Lantern

Medium

Molded plastic, solar panel, LED

manufactured in

Berlin, Germany

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Record ID

chndm_2016-5-23

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41a63e2ed-2659-48d0-bb7f-845b91ae8587

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Designer Olafur Eliasson, Danish, b. 1967 Frederik Ottesen, Austrian Manufacturer Little Sun, German, founded 2012 Description LED lamp in the shape of a sun with ten petal components and backed with a solar panel Credit Line Gift of George R.

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It's an image of a little sun. It's a fake sun. The reason I chose the sun to represent this pillar is because the sun portrays the completing of good work. It demonstrates strength and life. When we follow the pillar community service it brightens our community just like the sun. It strengthens the society.