Clockwise: Chair by Charles Eames (American History Museum), Model AD-65 Radio (Cooper Hewitt), Au Jardin des Hespérides (In the Garden of the Hesperides), Gazette du Bon Ton (Journal of Good Taste), Vol. 1, No. 11 (Cooper Hewitt)
Save $15 when you purchase all 3 sessions of this Lunchtime with a Curator course!
STREAMING PROGRAM INFORMATION
- This program is part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming series.
- Platform: Zoom
- Online registration is required.
- If you register multiple individuals, you will be asked to supply individual names and email addresses so they can receive a Zoom link email. Please note that if there is a change in program schedule or a cancellation, we will notify you via email, and it will be your responsibility to notify other registrants in your group.
Join curator Elizabeth Lay, a regular lecturer on the topics of fashion, textiles, and American furniture, for an image-rich lunchtime lecture series focusing on decorative arts and design topics.
Lay is a textile historian and the curator at Montgomery History’s Beall Dawson House and Stonestreet Museum in Rockville, Maryland. She is an adjunct professor of 20th century fashion at the Smithsonian–Corcoran School of Art and Design at George Washington University.
Session Information
Modernism and Industrial Design
The designed object must solve a problem, be compatible with manufacturing, and visually reflect the materials and ideals of the current culture. Industrial design was not a new idea in the 1930s, but the pulsing 1920s had matured into chic modern design with exciting new materials, new uses, and new expressions of lifestyles. An extraordinary generation of industrial designers met the challenge, including Henry Dreyfuss, Raymond Bel Geddes, Belle Kogan, Raymond Loewy, and Mary and Russel Wright. Lay discusses the influences, inspirations, and work of these designers as they reshaped the way Americans lived.
Additional Sessions
If you are interested in additional Lunchtime with a Curator sessions, view the upcoming winter schedule:
Patron Information
- Unless otherwise noted, registration for streaming programs typically closes two hours prior to the start time on the date of the program.
- Once registered, patrons should receive an automatic email confirmation from CustomerService@SmithsonianAssociates.org.
- Separate Zoom link information will be emailed closer to the date of the program. If you do not receive your Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the start of the program, please email Customer Service for assistance.
- View Common FAQs about our Streaming Programs on Zoom.
