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- American Women, American Craft - A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- March 24, 2026
- Collections - article
American Women, American Craft
A new exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation’s Collections Gallery – Handmade: The Crafting of America – opens to the public on March 21, 2026. This exhibit features stories from the rich 250 years of craft in America. As March is Women’s History Month, here are some highlights of the contributions of women in craft in our collections and in the exhibition.
- Tiffany Glass in American Culture - Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) transformed the glass world with his patented Favrile process, which created a shimmering, iridescent effect, in the 1890s. More than a century later, “Tiffany” remains a household name.
- November 16, 2023
- Collections - article
Tiffany Glass in American Culture
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) transformed the glass world with his patented Favrile process, which created a shimmering, iridescent effect, in the 1890s. More than a century later, “Tiffany” remains a household name.
- Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist - Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- March 03, 2022
- Collections - article
Susan Frackelton: America’s Most Underrated Ceramic Artist
Susan Frackelton was a remarkable figure in American ceramics, broadening the role of women in American society. Learn more about her life and work.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate - Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- November 23, 2021
- Collections - article
Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Estate
Interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton worked with Henry and Clara Ford from about 1919 through 1925 to design furniture for their house, Fair Lane.
- Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices - Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- November 03, 2021
- Collections - article
Sidney Houghton: The Fair Lane Rail Car and the Engineering Laboratory Offices
Discover how interior designer and interior architect Sidney Houghton designed Henry and Clara Ford's Fair Lane private rail car and Henry and Edsel Ford’s offices in the Ford Engineering Laboratory.
- The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford - Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- September 03, 2021
- Collections - article
The Enigmatic Sidney Houghton, Designer to Henry and Clara Ford
Sidney Houghton was an interior architect, worked on the U.S. Eagle Boat program during World War I, and did a lot of work for Clara and Henry Ford. Explore his little-known story.
- Rookwood and Women Makers - A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- August 31, 2021
- Collections - article
Rookwood and Women Makers
A Rookwood Pottery vase from our collection can tell an unexpected story about women’s work and craft in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts - Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- March 08, 2023
- Collections - article
Playing Detective: Mashups and Myths in the Decorative Arts
Our collections sometimes surprise us at The Henry Ford, as Curator of Decorative Arts Charles Sable has often experienced.
- Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts - Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- February 22, 2023
- Collections - article
Perceptions of the Middle East in 19th-Century Decorative Arts
Central to understanding Western historical perceptions of the Middle and Near East in the arts is the concept of “Orientalism.” Orientalism in decorative arts is the representation of Asian lives and arts as interpreted by Europeans and Americans. Westerners historically stereotyped these cultures as exotic, mysterious, and sometimes, decadent.
- Thomas Commeraw: African American Potter in New York City, 1797-1819 - The life and work of potter Thomas Commeraw has recently come into focus due to some remarkable findings. Commeraw's work has resided for years in the collections of many museums, including The Henry Ford.
- January 31, 2023
- Collections - article
Thomas Commeraw: African American Potter in New York City, 1797-1819
The life and work of potter Thomas Commeraw has recently come into focus due to some remarkable findings. Commeraw's work has resided for years in the collections of many museums, including The Henry Ford.