Smithsonian Magazine 1984 January

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Smithsonian Magazine 1984 January

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Contents:  Atlanta Inauguration a Gleaning-White Art Museum (A growing enthusiasm for the arts is bringing remarkable changes to the Queen City of the South.), Aftermath of the War in the Falkland Islands (Islanders are looking ahead because the future promises to be richer than the past ever was.), New Tools for Medical Diagnosis (Radiation, sound, magnetic fields and computers will be used to see inside the human body.), You’re Not Likely to be Bitten by a Rabid Bat (Much maligned and the subject of unwarranted feats, most bats are harmless and highly beneficial.), The Quiet Revolution of a Visionary Artist (Vasily Kandinsky, who helped lay the foundations of abstract art, is the subject of a major exhibition.), The Evolution of the British Nanny (The starchy type still persists but the newer ones have professional training and diplomas.), Souvenirs of Niagara Falls (America’s first great tourist attraction has inspired a veritable cataract of kitsch.), They Were All Wild about Harriet – Briefly (The glamorous Miss Quimby was the first woman to fly the English Channel; then tragedy struck.)

Issue:  January 1984

Condition:  Very Good