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American Modern, 1925–1940: Design for a New Age
May 2000– November 2002
This exhibition of approximately 150 objects explored the rise of American design during a fifteen-year period between the world wars. Curated by J. Stewart Johnson and drawn from the collections of John C. Waddell and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the exhibition revealed the influence of art deco and functionalism, and traced the emergence of the streamline aesthetic during a time when economic, industrial, and technological conditions changed the course of design in the United States. Furniture, appliances, tableware, textiles, and graphics by approximately fifty leading designers, among them, Norman Bel Geddes, Donald Deskey, Raymond Loewy, Lurelle Guild, Eliel Saarinen, and Frank Lloyd Wright, were included. Exhibition Itinerary: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (May 16, 2000–February 4, 2001); Orange County Museum of Art (May 26–August 19, 2001); Flint Institute of Arts (September 14–December 16, 2001); Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (January 11–April 7, 2002); Mint Museum of Craft + Design (May 3–July 28, 2002); and Philbrook Museum of Art (August 23–November 10, 2002). The exhibition is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Federation of Arts. Support has been provided by the National Patrons of the AFA. |
Norman Bel Geddes |
