AAW Lecture: Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1892–1980
Attend:
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
Location:
Lecture Hall
5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States
Bobbye Tigerman, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will look at the design exchanges between the US and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) during the 20th century, featuring accounts of Scandinavian designers who immigrated to the United States; Americans who studied or worked in Nordic countries; the ambitious campaigns to market and export Scandinavian design to American consumers, and the American and Nordic figures who championed sustainable and accessible design practice.
- 5:30 p.m. Reception, Great Hall
- 6:30 p.m. Public lecture, Lecture Hall
- 7:30 p.m. Members-only Dinner, Rivera Court
Sponsored by the Ida and Conrad H. Smith Fund.
Bobbye Tigerman, Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, will look at the design exchanges between the US and the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) during the 20th century, featuring accounts of Scandinavian designers who immigrated to the United States; Americans who studied or worked in Nordic countries; the ambitious campaigns to market and export Scandinavian design to American consumers, and the American and Nordic figures who championed sustainable and accessible design practice.
- 5:30 p.m. Reception, Great Hall
- 6:30 p.m. Public lecture, Lecture Hall
- 7:30 p.m. Members-only Dinner, Rivera Court
Sponsored by the Ida and Conrad H. Smith Fund.