Poor Richard is a collection of 73 caricatures of President Nixon. Artist Philip Guston imagines and portrays his character through:
Posture
Speech
Features
Locations
Clothing
Guston's caricatures are distict
It's an excellent opportunity to study the art style in depth. As you walk through this exhibition, focus on these key caricature staples.
Bold lines
Simplify and…
Cherokee Days Festival returns to the Smithsonian American Indian Museum this weekend.
During this three-day celebration, enjoy Cherokee food, weapons, singing, and perhaps a dash of Christian Nationalism.
The American Indian Museum is an anthology of tribal stories without a central narrative. Visiting and seeing American Indians through one tribe's eyes gives a more direct…
Will you see the cherry blossoms this spring before they're gone?
This mild winter has the cherry blossoms well ahead of their normal schedule. The National Park Service's peak bloom prediction is March 22-25.
Crowds continue to rise each year. Taking a great photo with the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin gets harder and…
Visiting our founding father's home is the best way to learn about him.
Going on Homeschool Day is the best value.
Here's five things to see this year -
Tour the mansion. See what you can learn about life at the Washington's home in the 1700's.
Join the fifer on the green. He plays multiple…
"Philip Guston Now" at the National Gallery of Art explores the works of this modern artist.
It's not an exhibition I recommend for families. But I would recommend it for fathers.
Philip lost his father to suicide when he was 10. Guston's artworks reference this tragedy repeatedly for over 40 years. His father's absence is…
The Spy Museum documents and inspires crazy acts of espionage history. But in a city full of free museums, it seems expensive.
It might not be the best place for a general family visit. However, for special occasions and select family members, it's a fun experience.
Three of our favorite highlights include:
1. U-2 Airplane…
You have one last chance to see this huge retrospective art show at the National Gallery of Art.
My first impression of this exhibition was surprise and delight at the vibrant, attention-grabbing colors. The series of paintings telling a complete story draw me in, my eye going from one scene to another.
Virgin Reading (c.…
Last week, a new permanent exhibition opened at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Here are our five favorite objects on view:
1. Joe Louis' gloves from his 1938 victory over a Nazi icon
2. Orson Welles' typewriter. Writing is the foundation of entertainment after all.
3. R2D2 and C3PO. The iconic characters from…
When the guns of WWI fell silent on November 11, 1918, these United States of America had been at war for just one year.
Some local soldiers didn't return to victory parades. Only their names appeared, carved on the DC War Memorial.
The WWI Memorial in DC
John Francis Moriarty enlisted in the Navy. He was…
February 22, 1880- upstate New York. The US men's hockey team beat the Soviet team in the most famous hockey game in American history.
The Miracle on Ice
Twenty-one years later, America was still reeling from the 9/11 attack when President George W. Bush came to New York and threw out the first pitch of the…