Burnt Sienna Makes It to the Smithsonian

A Crayola 64 box from Easton, Pa.-based Binney & Smith Inc. will be displayed by the Smithsonian Institution as a piece of American cultural history, the company said. Now a unit of Hallmark Cards, Binney & Smith began producing crayons in 1903, with just eight colors, and the 64-crayon pack was introduced in 1958. The box donated to the Smithsonian is one of the original Crayola 64 packages, with a built-in sharpener. David Shayt, historian in the Smithsonian’s division of cultural history, said the Crayola box will be displayed because “it’s an artifact that resonates with American culture in [a] profound way.”