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A City of Huts Refuge for the Winter Welcome to the fourth largest city in America. Arriving in this rural area in the winter of 1777, soldiers immediately began building 2000 log huts for shelter, earthworks for defense, and rubble roads to keep out of the deep, boot-pulling mud. General Washington issued orders on the sizes and locations of the huts. Soldiers cleared all the trees from the countryside for miles around, dragging back the lumber to build log walls, shingle roofs, and rough bunks and stools. Most of this mighty task was finished within a month, despite shortages of tools. For six months the log city's population rivaled Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

A City of Huts Refuge for the Winter Welcome to the fourth largest city in America. Arriving in this rural area in the winter of 1777, soldiers immediately began building 2000 log huts for shelter, earthworks for defense, and rubble roads to keep out of the deep, boot-pulling mud. General Washington issued orders on the sizes and locations of the huts. Soldiers cleared all the trees from the countryside for miles around, dragging back the lumber to build log walls, shingle roofs, and rough bunks and stools. Most of this mighty task was finished within a month, despite shortages of tools. For six months the log city's population rivaled Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

A City of Huts Refuge for the Winter Welcome to the fourth largest city in America. Arriving in this rural area in the winter of 1777, soldiers immediately began building 2000 log huts for shelter, earthworks for defense, and rubble roads to keep out of the deep, boot-pulling mud. General Washington issued orders on the sizes and locations of the huts. Soldiers cleared all the trees from the countryside for miles around, dragging back the lumber to build log walls, shingle roofs, and rough bunks and stools. Most of this mighty task was finished within a month, despite shortages of tools. For six months the log city's population rivaled Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

Gandhara After Alexander the Great passed through the area of northern Pakistan known in antiquity as Gandhara, many sculptors in the region appear to have been considerably influenced by classical styles, blending these with local eastern traditions of both style and subject. So the hero Herakles may appear beside the Buddha, and the robes of the Buddha or Bodhisattva often show classical influence. This relief shows the Buddha (centre) with a bearded figure on the viewer's left, who can be identified as the classical hero Herakles. To the right of the central figure is a figure in classical costume holding onto a female figure in traditional Gandharan attire.

Schist bust of Bodhisattva Gandhara, 2nd century AD Many Bodhisattva came from princely families and were often shown in royal attire with plentiful jewellery. The cult of the Bodhisattva originated in Gandhara. They were individuals who stood on the very brink of Buddha-hood, but deferred final enlightenment in order to dedicate their lives to the welfare of all beings.

Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen Modeled in wax 1878-81; cast in bronze around 1922 Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917 Bronze cast by the Adrien Hébrard foundry, Paris; tulle, silk Degas's sculpture of Marie van Goethem depicts the sinewy and athletic teenager — a dancer at the Paris Opera who supplemented her modest income by modeling for Degas — at rest with her chin and chest thrust forward. Her pose seems at odds with the elegance we usually associate with ballet. This figure, first modeled in colored wax, was the only sculpture Degas showed during his lifetime, and it caused a scandal when exhibited in 1881. Critics perceived the piece as vulgar and denounced the way it was displayed in a glass case, as if the ballerina were an artifact in a science museum.

Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen Modeled in wax 1878-81; cast in bronze around 1922 Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917 Bronze cast by the Adrien Hébrard foundry, Paris; tulle, silk Degas's sculpture of Marie van Goethem depicts the sinewy and athletic teenager — a dancer at the Paris Opera who supplemented her modest income by modeling for Degas — at rest with her chin and chest thrust forward. Her pose seems at odds with the elegance we usually associate with ballet. This figure, first modeled in colored wax, was the only sculpture Degas showed during his lifetime, and it caused a scandal when exhibited in 1881. Critics perceived the piece as vulgar and denounced the way it was displayed in a glass case, as if the ballerina were an artifact in a science museum.

"Before I flew I was already aware of how small and vulnerable our planet is, but only when I saw it from space, in all its ineffable beauty and fragility, did I realize that humankind's most urgent task is to cherish and preserve it for future generations." Sigmund Jähn (1937–2019) cosmonaut of former East Germany.

The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award presented by the U.S, Congress. This medal was presented to the Tuskegee Airmen, African American pilots flying for the U,S. Army Air Forces during World War I, Awarded on March 29, 2007, the medal recognized their "unique military record that inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces." Lent by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1889 Vincent van Gogh Dutch, 1853-1890 Oil on canvas When Paul Gauguin visited Van Gogh in Arles in September 1888, he discovered two paintings of sunflowers— one with a yellow background and the other a turquoise background— decorating his bedroom. Van Gogh was fond of the humble, cheerful flower and created these ambitious compositions to welcome his friend. Following Gauguin's departure, Van Gogh returned to the sunflower motif, painting this version from memory in January 1889, giving each bloom its own personality and richly worked texture, causing Camille Pissarro to marvel: "Vincent's flowers look like people!"