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- Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art - In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- January 22, 2025
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Adventurous Dining, Audacious Art
In 1963, the artist, activist, and educator Corita Kent worked in partnership with the American seasoning brand, Spice Islands Company, to create this publication, “International Dining with Spice Islands.”
- Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory - In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- March 27, 2026
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Lillian Schwartz & the Mona Leo Theory
In the mid-1980s, the multi-hyphenate artist and filmmaker Lillian Schwartz began to promote the computer as a tool capable of solving age-old mysteries in art history, architecture, and archeology.
- Robert Propst: A Child Volcano and Playground Sculptures - Learn more about designer Robert Propst's 1958 idea for playground sculptures cast in fine cement and covered in red, yellow, and blue paint — including a “Child Volcano.”
- November 30, 2021
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Robert Propst: A Child Volcano and Playground Sculptures
Learn more about designer Robert Propst's 1958 idea for playground sculptures cast in fine cement and covered in red, yellow, and blue paint — including a “Child Volcano.”
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Two posters from our collection, designed by artist Mer Young, support land stewardship and Native American voter participation in the 2020 presidential election.
- October 11, 2021
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Two posters from our collection, designed by artist Mer Young, support land stewardship and Native American voter participation in the 2020 presidential election.
- “Like Teaching an Elephant to Tap Dance”: Designing the IBM 5150 Personal Computer - The IBM PC, designed with the non-specialist in mind, helped make the personal computer an everyday device in people’s homes.
- August 09, 2021
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“Like Teaching an Elephant to Tap Dance”: Designing the IBM 5150 Personal Computer
The IBM PC, designed with the non-specialist in mind, helped make the personal computer an everyday device in people’s homes.
- Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions - The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- March 30, 2023
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Playing Detective: Mysterious Transmissions
The Henry Ford’s radio collections hold a variety of strange-looking objects, many with hidden purposes.
- Playing Detective: Reading Clues from Local Landscapes - Beyond three-dimensional artifacts at The Henry Ford, there are intriguing narratives that can be divined from the very landscapes on which our campus sits — from Oakwood Boulevard to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
- March 28, 2023
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Playing Detective: Reading Clues from Local Landscapes
Beyond three-dimensional artifacts at The Henry Ford, there are intriguing narratives that can be divined from the very landscapes on which our campus sits — from Oakwood Boulevard to the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
- 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
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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.
- Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery - In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- March 20, 2023
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Playing Detective: Solving a “Once-in-100-Years” Mobility Mystery
In the interview below, Matt Anderson, curator of transportation, speaks with Kristen Gallerneaux, curator of communications and information technology, about how the discovery of a "replica-turned-real" was made.
- From a DJ's Closet - On Aug. 11, 1973, Jamaican immigrant Clive Campbell and his sister Cindy rented their apartment building’s recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, New York.
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- February 24, 2023
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From a DJ's Closet
On Aug. 11, 1973, Jamaican immigrant Clive Campbell and his sister Cindy rented their apartment building’s recreation room at 1520 Sedgwick Ave. in the Bronx, New York.