Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

A Meditation on the Legacy of Frederick Douglass by Artist and Filmmaker Isaac Julien

Sir Isaac Julien’s moving image installation interweaves period reenactments across five screens to create a vivid picture of nineteenth-century activist, writer, orator, and philosopher Frederick Douglass.

A small black and white tv monitor displays a fuzzy image on the screen. On top of it sits a box with nobs.

See You Later, Wobbulator

Visitors look at a timeline of William H. Johnson's life

Who Are Today’s Fighters for Freedom?

Large-scale installation, "The Throne of the Third Heaven," made of many silver and gold component parts.

Caring for an American Art Treasure

Painting of a marsh with the U.S. capital in the background.

The Art of Environmental Conservation

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Drawn to Tiffany Chung

Clemens Mary Heye bottle

The Wonder and Precision of Sand Art

A brown, ceramic vessel with an inscription and the artist's name "Dave" carved around the opening.

David ​'Dave' Drake: Potter and Poet

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Discovering William H. Johnson’s Hidden Stories