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- The Jazz Bowl: Emblem of a City, Icon of an Age - Viktor Schreckengost's Jazz Bowl would come to be recognized as a visual icon of the Jazz Age in America—especially in New York City.
- April 26, 2020
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The Jazz Bowl: Emblem of a City, Icon of an Age
Viktor Schreckengost's Jazz Bowl would come to be recognized as a visual icon of the Jazz Age in America—especially in New York City.
- Forging an Enterprise: Everlast Aluminum Giftware - In 1932, Russian immigrants Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation and began producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware, experiencing undeniable success during their company’s thirty-year history.
- February 08, 2020
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Forging an Enterprise: Everlast Aluminum Giftware
In 1932, Russian immigrants Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation and began producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware, experiencing undeniable success during their company’s thirty-year history.
- Celebrating Ninety: Collecting in the 1970s - We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1970s, we acquired Daggett Farmhouse, the Brewster chair, and President John F. Kennedy's Lincoln limousine.
- June 21, 2019
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Celebrating Ninety: Collecting in the 1970s
We're celebrating our 90th birthday by looking, decade by decade, at significant additions to our collection. During the 1970s, we acquired Daggett Farmhouse, the Brewster chair, and President John F. Kennedy's Lincoln limousine.
- Robert Propst: Unorthodox Thinker - Robert Propst wasn’t always a designer of “things” but of situations. Learn more about his approach and work, notably the Action Office, on our blog.
- April 19, 2019
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Robert Propst: Unorthodox Thinker
Robert Propst wasn’t always a designer of “things” but of situations. Learn more about his approach and work, notably the Action Office, on our blog.
- Welcome, Eames Kiosk -
- December 13, 2013
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Welcome, Eames Kiosk
- Behind the Scenes: Furniture Conservation - Learn how we cared for a beautifully embellished Federal-style chest of drawers, likely made between 1800 and 1810 in New England, after it was damaged in storage during flooding caused by heavy rain.
- February 05, 2016
- Collections - Article
Behind the Scenes: Furniture Conservation
Learn how we cared for a beautifully embellished Federal-style chest of drawers, likely made between 1800 and 1810 in New England, after it was damaged in storage during flooding caused by heavy rain.
- Japanese American Designers: Isamu Noguchi, Ray Komai and Tomoko Miho - Japanese design was a major influence in the development of American modernism, often referenced as inspiration for architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius and other early modernists. But it wasn’t just Japanese motifs that were influentia
- May 16, 2024
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Japanese American Designers: Isamu Noguchi, Ray Komai and Tomoko Miho
Japanese design was a major influence in the development of American modernism, often referenced as inspiration for architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius and other early modernists. But it wasn’t just Japanese motifs that were influentia
- From Dayton to Dearborn - Rare collection of correspondence reflects the process of relocating Wright brothers’ buildings to Greenfield Village.
- April 23, 2024
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From Dayton to Dearborn
Rare collection of correspondence reflects the process of relocating Wright brothers’ buildings to Greenfield Village.
- Social Reform, Design and Craft at the Turn of the 20th Century: The Saturday Evening Girls, The Paul Revere Pottery and Clara Ford - The story of the Saturday Evening Girls (S.E.G.) is a compelling story of female empowerment in the early 20th century. Read More!
- March 20, 2024
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Social Reform, Design and Craft at the Turn of the 20th Century: The Saturday Evening Girls, The Paul Revere Pottery and Clara Ford
The story of the Saturday Evening Girls (S.E.G.) is a compelling story of female empowerment in the early 20th century. Read More!
- From the Museum Floor to Our Collections - We've just digitized a bench designed by Walter Dorwin Teague at the height of his career and previously used on the floor of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- September 01, 2016
- Collections - Article
From the Museum Floor to Our Collections
We've just digitized a bench designed by Walter Dorwin Teague at the height of his career and previously used on the floor of Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.