About the Program:
You won't want to miss this engaging web-based illustrated talk by design historian and author, Marilyn F. Friedman, that will focus on early efforts by designers in America to develop a unique response to the modern design featured at the 1925 Paris Exposition.
This presentation will give us an in-depth look at how, although the United States did not participate in the 1925 Paris L’ Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, the Exhibition was still a catalyst for the development of modern design in America.
Through the use of exceptional archival images that bring to life the modern interior design of the period, Friedman will share with us the many ways that Americans were exposed to the European modern design shown at the Exposition, including:
- An exhibition of objects from the Exposition that traveled to museums around the country
- Portfolios of French modern design that were available to designers in the U.S.
- How department stores brought objects from Europe to encourage experimentation
- A commission appointed by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover to visit and report upon the Exposition issued a report that was widely circulated
You won't want to miss this online event that will show how all of these efforts encouraged designers in America to develop their own iterations of modern design, which were showcased in a variety of venues in the late 1920s and found their way into the homes of adventuresome Americans!
Even though this tour is online, it will include a live PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device—as well as a moderated Q&A session with participants.
Can't join us at the time of the live event? No problem! When you register for the live program you are guaranteed to receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation, which you can watch at a time most convenient for you.
About the Speaker:
Marilyn F. Friedman is a design historian. A graduate of the Masters program at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, she lectures widely on twentieth century modern interiors and decorative arts. She is the author of Selling Good Design: Promoting the Early Modern Interior and Making America Modern; Interior Design in the 1930s, as well as several articles in journals and exhibition catalogs relating to American design between the wars.
Registration:
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- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
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- Several days before the program, you will receive an email with the link and password to join your Zoom event
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