Stories of daring, stories of technological feats, stories of prevailing against the odds ... these are the stories we tell at the National Air and Space Museum. Dive in to the stories below to discover, learn, and be inspired. 

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February 26, 2021 The Science of Frederick Eversley’s Art Story

In 1977, Fred Eversley was invited to work as the first artist in residence in the newly-opened National Air and Space Museum. His art is often grouped with the “Light and Space” artworks made in California during the 1960s–1970s, a movement associated with the minimalist and abstract qualities of art informed by the aerospace technologies and industries on the west coast.

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January 28, 2021 Bonus! To Gaze Story

Over the summer we collaborated with the artist Diplo on a companion album to his new record MMXX. It’s called Under Ancient Skies and it’s available wherever you stream music. But we also created an audio tour of the night sky for a series of small, outdoor concerts Diplo performed.

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December 15, 2020 AirSpace Presents
Voyages to Mars: Dreaming
Story | Voyages to Mars

Interplanetary road trips take a WHILE. So for this episode of Voyages to Mars, while we cruise onward towards the Red Planet, we’re listening to some poetry that pays tribute to long duration space travel.

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October 15, 2020 Geologic Maps: Where Science Meets Art Story

Geologic maps are used to locate natural resources, such as water or oil, or the best place to hunt for fossils, but they can also be eye catching works of art.

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September 09, 2020 Body Art During World War II: From the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection Story | 75th Anniversary of World War II

Step outside of the Air and Space Museum and into the Lyle Tuttle Tattoo Art Collection in San Francisco, California to explore the symbolism of tattoo body art during World War II.

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August 14, 2020 Beneath the Surface: Audrey Flack’s Photorealism Story | 75th Anniversary of World War II

Viewing the painting Spitfire, 1973, by photorealist painter Audrey Flack is like looking at a plane spotting puzzle.

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June 12, 2020 The Art of Alma W. Thomas: A Colorful Response Story

Carolyn Russo, curator of the Museum's art collection, reflects of the work of Alma W. Thomas.

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May 07, 2020 Remembering World War II Through Art Story | 75th Anniversary of World War II

Carolyn Russo, curator of the Museum's art collection, shares the story behind the painting November 1944, by artist Robert Jordan, who served in World War II and was a Prisoner of War at Luft IV POW camp.

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September 30, 2019 The Power of Black and White Photography: Learning to See in Shades of Grey Story | Air and Space Photos

A museum staff photographer reflects on photographing in black and white and learning to see in shades of grey.

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July 12, 2019 The Social Value of Abstraction in Lamar Dodd’s NASA Art Story | Apollo 50

From an outsider’s perspective, Lamar Dodd must have seemed like an unlikely choice for a commission to create paintings on the subject of space. Dodd was in the first group recruited for the NASA Art Program, which tasked artists with translating the cultural and scientific monumentality of the space missions to a national audience.

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