Art Deco City: New York Postcards from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection Virtual Tour
Registration Starts January 1, 2025
About the Program:
Whether you live near or far, you have a special opportunity for a private virtual tour with Lilly Tuttle, curator of the Museum of the City of New York’s current exhibition: “Art Deco City: New York Postcards from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection - a highlight of our recent Autumn in NY Weekend.
Now you can join Lilly on a tour of this fascinating exhibition that illuminates the key role postcards played in transforming New York into an international capital during the 1920s and 1930s – when the bold new look of Art Deco heralded New York’s arrival as a cosmopolitan metropolis and a center of architecture, design, fashion, and culture on a par with the great European capitals.
You will see stunning mass-produced postcards that established Art Deco landmarks like the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, and Rockefeller Center as international icons that epitomize the elegance of Midtown Manhattan.
Lilly will also show us pieces from the museum’s archives of Art Deco objects, fashion, photography, drawings, and architectural models and describe her personal discoveries of seldom seen pieces, whose dazzling style defined modern New York.
By pairing these sought-after Deco gems with an array of images, historic artifacts, film footage, and hands-on interactive experiences, you'll see how the exhibition uncovers the Art Deco elements that shaped New York's image in the popular imagination.
Don't miss this special event to discover how more than an aesthetic, Art Deco was the look that sold our city to the world.
Can't join us at the time of the live Zoom event ? No problem! Those who register will receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation. When you sign up for the program you have the opportunity to watch, or rewatch, the recording at a time more convenient for you.
About the Speaker:
Lilly Tuttle has been a curator at the Museum of the City of New York since 2012. In that time she has curated numerous exhibitions including City Game: Basketball in New York (2020), Analog City: NYC Before Computers, and People, Place, and Influence: The Collection at 100 (2023). She has also served as co-curator on exhibitions including This is New York: 100 Years of the City in Art and Pop Culture (2023) and New York at Its Core (2016), and most recently Art Deco City: New York Postcards from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection (2024).
Lilly received a Ph.D. in U.S. History from NYU and a B.A. from Yale in American Studies. She often speaks to graduate students about the field of public history, has served in leadership roles in the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians, and is a member of the New York Academy of History.
Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
- 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
- In a few moments, your registration confirmation containing your link and unique password to watch the video event will be sent to the email address you used to register. If you do not see this email in your inbox, please check your spam folder
If you need further assistance registering for this event, or are experiencing a different issue, please email Events@ArtDeco.org, let us know which events you would like to register for, and we will send you an invoice that can be easily completed without going through the ArtDeco.org website.
All ticket sales are final. Sorry, there are no refunds or exchanges.
ADSNY is not able to issue new access information for this video event after the expiration date of the access link and password you receive upon your registration.
