Designed for a Modern Life: Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid-Century

Exhibition Website

Oct 25 2018 - Apr 13 2019

The University Museum's winter-spring exhibition, Designed for a Modern Life: Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid-century, is a joint effort between the Christian Petersen Art Museum and the adjoining Textiles and Clothing Museum in Morrill Hall. The exhibition will include decorative arts, artwork and fashions from both permanent collections, along with a few select loans. Artists and designers include Charles and Ray Eames, Hans Wegner, Jens Risom, Russel Wright, Alvar Aalto, Tapio Wirkkala, Pricilla Sage, Anne Fogarty, Christian Dior, Paul Sachs, James Galanos, Bes-Ben, and many more.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website 

  • Various Media
  • International
  • 20th Century
  • Modernism
  • Various artists

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