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A middle-aged woman sitting on a barrel next to an outside staircase. She is holding a sketchbook.
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Immigrant Lili Réthi Revealed the Drama of Construction

Graphic illustrator Lili Réthi depicted engineering, construction, and industrial projects with sensational realism.

Cartoon-style drawing of a Jeep with legs, arms, eyes, and a mouth
Blog

Illustrating Invention

Illustrator Boris Artzybasheff brought machines to life.

Detail of drawing for Edison's "Autographic Printing" patent, 1876
Blog

What’s Edison Got to Do with Tattoos?

Sorry Mom! At least my tattoos are helping me with something work-related!

Bear sculpture in Yerevan, Armenia, made of recycled metal parts, by Ara Alekyan
Blog

Discovering Art and Innovation in Armenia

Artist Ara Alekyan creates innovative sculptures out of discarded metal.

Spark!Lab Network

The Growing Spark!Lab National Network

As we expand the Spark!Lab National Network to Alaska, artist Sara Tabbert provides some perspective on creativity in the state.

Invention Stories

Reinventing the Chair: A Pencil Sketch in Three Dimensions

The humble chair has long been the subject of invention and reinvention. From reclining and office chairs to today's ever-shrinking airline seats, designers have wrestled with ways to make it more appealing to the eye, more compact, more ergonomic, but, regrettably, hardly more comfortable.

Invention Stories

Alexander Calder's "Gwenfritz": Rededicating a Modernist Icon

On Halloween day, a gorgeous 40-foot-tall black specter mysteriously rematerialized at its old haunts on the west lawn of the National Museum of American History.

Invention Stories

Twin Towers of Living Light

On September 11, two square shafts of blue light will ascend into the heavens from the ground of New York City. Here's the tech behind the tribute.

Invention Stories

Invention and Innovation in Fiber Arts

Much like other thriving communities of invention, fiber arts encourages experimentation, tweaking, failure, and entrepreneurship. Here are my top five favorite discoveries.

Invention Stories

A Very Kitschy Christmas

Who hasn’t bought at least a few kitschy holiday decorations just because they made you laugh?!

Invention Stories

The Colorful, Kinetic World of Charles and Ray Eames

Charles and Ray Eames and their associates brought color, motion, and life to Smithsonian exhibition halls, and helped museums in general become modern educational organizations.

Graham Nash with museum staff
Beyond Words

Podcast: Rock ‘n Roll Legend Graham Nash’s Inventive Approach to Art

Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash talks about digital photographic printing, art, and the invention process.

Liz Lerman
Beyond Words

Podcast: Liz Lerman Nurtures Civic Dialogue and Creativity through Dance

The choreographer’s studio is a hot spot of innovation for the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.

Lemelson Lightbulb Graphic Identity
Beyond Words

Podcast: Jessica Darraby on the Invention of Art, or Vice Versa

How inventors and technology helped create the world's greatest art movements.

Logo graphic showing 4 light bulbs in chronological order: 2 incandescent, CFL, and LED
Beyond Words

Podcast: Jules Olitski Colors the Canvas

Abstract artist Jules Olitski discusses his work and inventive use of color. Olitski passed away on 4 February 2007. He was 84 years old.

Chuck Hobeman expanding a sphere
Beyond Words

Podcast: Chuck Hoberman Inspires the Next Generation, Part 2 (of 2)

Middle school students interview Chuck Hoberman about his innovative unfolding structures.

Chuck Hobeman expanding a sphere
Beyond Words

Podcast: Chuck Hoberman's Unfolding World, Part 1 (of 2)

Chuck Hoberman, artist and engineer, discusses his innovative unfolding structures.

Photo of Arthur Ganson
Invention Stories

Innovative Lives: Arthur Ganson, Metaphysics in Motion

Playing with objects and ideas—bringing them together and setting them in motion—is the work of kinetic sculptor and inventor Arthur Ganson.

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Dora de Pédery-Hunt Fonds, 1920-1987

Inventor Name De Pédery-Hunt, Dora

Logo for the Modern Inventors Documentation database, showing a stylized head with words like creativity and innovation written on different parts of the brain
Archives

Pietro Lazzari Papers, 1878-1998

Inventor Name Lazzari, Pietro Repository Reference DepartmentArchives of American ArtSmithsonian InstitutionWashington. D.C. 20560202-275-1961http://www.aaa.si.edu/

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