AUTHOR

William L. Bird

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William L. Bird, Jr. is Curator Emeritus of the National Museum of American History - Smithsonian Institution. He is the author of several books and curator of exhibits, including "American Television from the Fair to the Family, 1939-1989;" "Vote: The Machinery of Democracy;" "Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s;" "Holidays on Display;" "America's Doll House: The Miniature World of Faith Bradford;" and "Souvenir Nation: Relics, Keepsakes and Curios from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History." His latest book, "In the Arms of Saguaros: Iconography of the Giant Cactus" is published by the University of Arizona Press.