National Museum for Women focuses on photographer Lotte Jacobi.(Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service)

Byline: Chuck Myers

WASHINGTON _ It's a picture Life Magazine refused to publish: a photograph of physicist Albert Einstein relaxing at his Long Island, N.Y., home in 1937, taken by German-born photographer Lotte Jacobi (1896-1990).

The reason? The renowned physicist did not appear dignified enough.

Fortunately, the photo has received another opportunity for public viewing, this time as part of a major retrospective exhibition at the National Museum for Women in the Arts.

"Focus on the Soul: The Photographs of Lotte Jacobi" was organized by the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, N.H., and provides an inviting visual exploration of 20th century cultural history through …