Hildreth Meière’s New York City Art Deco Masterpieces Video Event
About the Program:
In this recorded video presentation––which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home at a time that best fits your schedule––we get a riveting look at the spectacular work of Hildreth Meière, a native and long-time resident of New York, who is also one of the most talented, prolific, and versatile American muralists of the twentieth century.
Author and historian Kathleen Murphy Skolnik leads us on a tantalizing exploration of Meière’s approximately one hundred completed commissions during her forty-year career, which extended from the early 1920s to her death in 1961. Though Meière’s impressive Art Deco works can be found throughout the United States, some of her most significant designs are located in New York City.
This visually delightful web-based presentation explores Meière’s designs throughout Manhattan, including her:
- Stunning color scheme of the red banking room at One Wall Street in Lower Manhattan
- Gleaming metal and enamel roundels on the 50th Street façade of Radio City Music Hall
- Glittering glass mosaics in the sanctuary of Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Avenue at 65th Street
and several more exciting masterpieces in between! We also step back in time to see Meière’s eleven commissions for the 1939 New York World’s Fair––a truly special treat!
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY's Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY's Advisory Board.
Registration:
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