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Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols of Friendship Offers an opportunity to deepen understanding of Japanese culture while celebrating the Washington cherry blossoms as symbols of the enduring friendship between the people of Japan and the United States. Coincides with the city-wide centennial celebration of the 1912 gift.
The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson Celebrates the work of Charles Dana Gibson and traces the art of the artist's career, highlighting the rise of the Gibson Girl from the 1890s through the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Books That Shaped America June 25–September 29, 2012 Marks a starting point—a way to spark a national conversation on books and their important in Americans' lives, and, indeed, in shaping our nation. This exhibition will preface the National Book Festival scheduled in September 2012.
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Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine: Two Kids from Brooklyn February 14–July 27, 2013 Explores the many talents of the powerful entertainment duo Danny Kaye (1911–1987) and Sylvia Fine (1913–1991), both raised in Brooklyn, New York.
The Gibson Girl’s America: Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson March 30, 2013–August 17, 2013 Celebrates the work of Charles Dana Gibson and traces the art of the artist's career, highlighting the rise of the Gibson Girl from the 1890s through the first two decades of the twentieth century.
Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols of Friendship March 20–September 15, 2012 Offers an opportunity to deepen understanding of Japanese culture while celebrating the Washington cherry blossoms as symbols of the enduring friendship between the people of Japan and the United States. Coincides with the city-wide centennial celebration of the 1912 gift.
To Know Wisdom and Instruction": The Armenian Literary Tradition at the Library of Congress April 19 – September 26, 2012 Commemorates the 500th anniversary of the first Armenian printing press and book at Venice in 1512 and the designation of Yerevan, Armenia, as UNESCO's Book Capital of the World 2012.
Words Like Sapphires: 100 Years of Hebraica at the Library of Congress, 1912–2012 October 25, 2012—April 13, 2013 The Library’s Hebraic Section is one of the world’s foremost centers for the study of Hebrew and Yiddish materials. Its beginnings can be traced to Jacob H. Schiff’s gift in 1912 of 10,000 items.
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