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- Secretary Desk, 1720-1780 - This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- 1720-1780
- Collections - Artifact
Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
- "A Serious Chair" Exhibit at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1984 -
- 20 October 1984-05 January 1985
- Collections - Artifact
"A Serious Chair" Exhibit at the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1984
- Donor Ruth Adler Schnee with Secretary Desk at Henry Ford Museum, October 21, 1999 -
- October 21, 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Donor Ruth Adler Schnee with Secretary Desk at Henry Ford Museum, October 21, 1999