A boy poses in an inhabited Southwest alley. Photograph by Gordon Parks, courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives By Carolyn Swope and Thelma D. Jones Southwest Neighborhood Assembly History Task Force Subcommittee on Black History Before urban renewal began […]
Unity in Diversity Across New Exhibitions at National Museum of Asian Art
By Sheila Wickouski The Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art will celebrate its 100th anniversary in May 2023. James McNeill Whistler’s “harmony in blue and gold,” the Peacock Room, had been on display since the gallery opened and is now accessible to the public again after […]
A Glimpse into Southwest’s Past
This image depicts a great glimpse into the past, and is among the DC Public Library system’s many great collections that look back at the history of our city, several of which have been digitized for easier access to the public—along with their availability in the Special Collections at the […]
Urban Photography Series Offers Workshops and Tours
The Historical Society of Washington DC is holding a summer Urban Photography series that will feature photography workshops and walking tours throughout the city. Photography is key in recording visual history by documenting changes in DC neighborhoods block-by-block over many decades. Photos taken by participants in these workshop-tours will be […]