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Exploring the Grand CanyonThomas Moran painted this beautiful watercolor of the Grand Canyon on a 1901 trip that was organized and paid for by the Santa Fe Railroad. The Railroad treated Moran and other artists to a three-week excursion at the Canyon, together with a guide to point out the most picturesque views. The Railroad’s aim was to get artists to paint the sites which would encourage tourists to visit the Canyon. It is a revealing example of artists col Thomas Moran, America, landscape, tourism, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Santa Fe Railroad |
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Palaces for the PeopleThis exhibition surveys 100 years of resort and motel architecture and design in the United States. The photographs and architectural drawings on display are complemented by an array of objects and ephemera, including matchboxes, menus, towels, cutlery and stationery. Organized by Richard B. Oliver, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Curator of Architecture and Design. Architecture, architectural drawings, photographs, ephemera, tourism, hotels, resorts, exhibitions |
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Beach, Boardwalk, BoulevardA study of the past, present, and future of Atlantic City as projected in the architecture, design, and artifacts of this famed seaside resort town. Architecture, resort, tourism, traveling exhibitions |
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The Oceanliner: Speed, Style, SymbolThis exhibition provides a nostalgic view of luxury ships through plans, cutaways, furnishings, paper memorabilia, and souvenirs. travel, tourism, transportation, ships, exhibitions |
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Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent CollectionIn the third guest-curated exhibition in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, renowned British/Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, MBE has mined Cooper-Hewitt’s permanent collections to create an installation that addresses themes of transportation, imperialism, tourism, and cultural exchange. Yinka Shonibare, exhibitions, nancy and edwin marks gallery, permanent collection, Installations, tourism, imperialism, transportation, cultural exchange, ch:exhibition=35350867 |
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