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	News Releases Updated 8/27

Date	Title

8/26/08		Smithsonian American Art Museum Presents Exhibition of Works by American Art Icons Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams
8/25/08		Monumental Roy Lichtenstein Sculpture Will Be on Display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Beginning August 27
8/22/08		Generations of Stars Pose for Family Portrait
8/22/08		Smithsonian Exhibition Explores the Role of Fences in America
8/21/08		The National Portrait Gallery Presents “Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers”
8/18/08		Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces 2008 Nominees for Its Annual Contemporary Artist Award
8/15/08		Smithsonian Scientists Discover New Bird Species
8/15/08		Smithsonian American Art Museum Announces Acquisition of Seminal Work by Christo and Jeanne-Claude
8/14/08		National Museum of American History Acquires Teakettle with Political Message
8/14/08		North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermès Collection at National Museum of African Art
8/13/08		A Recipe for Saving the World’s Oceans from an Extinction Crisis
8/13/08		National Zoo’s Giant Panda Will Not Give Birth
8/13/08		Extinction Most Likely for Rare Trees in the Amazon Rainforest
8/13/08		Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks “Treasures” in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13
8/12/08		Renwick Gallery Hosts First Major Retrospective of Works by Master Glass Artist Lino Tagliapietra
8/12/08		Hirshhorn Museum Presents Recent Acquisitions from the Collection of Count Giuseppe Panza
8/12/08		Smithsonian Journeys Exclusive Small Ship Expeditions with Destinations from Pole to Pole
8/11/08		National Tour of “Modern Masters from the Smithsonian American Art Museum” Features Midcentury Paintings and Sculpture
8/11/08		Architecture for Humanity Selected as Design Patron Award Winner in Cooper-Hewitt’s Ninth Annual National Design Awards
8/07/08		Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Send Ads to Bluetooth Phones
8/07/08		The New Sant Ocean Hall Opens Sept. 27 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
8/05/08		The Drivers of Tropical Deforestation Are Changing, Say Scientists
7/30/08		National Museum of American History Will Open Nov. 21
7/24/08		National Museum of American Indian Releases CD of Contemporary Native Music
7/21/08		The Best of Opera with Smithsonian Journeys’ Three Extraordinary Metropolitan Opera Tours
7/18/08		Eldredge Bermingham Is Named Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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	Upcoming Press Previews & Briefings

	Michael Phelps Portrait The National Portrait Gallery will install a photograph of Michael Phelps by Ryan McGinley on Aug. 27. For more information, click here.
	Roy Lichtenstein The Smithsonian American Art Museum will install a 31 foot-tall steel sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein on Aug. 27. For more information, click here.
	Running Fence The Smithsonian American Art Museum will screen "Running Fence" on Sept. 6, and a conversion with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude will follow. For more information, click here.


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