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2010 Lecture Series
Global Influences: Women in the Arts & Crafts Movement
Series begins February 18 at Oak Park Public Library
The important women in the Arts & Crafts movement in Chicago and around the world,
including architecture, decorative arts, interior design, and social influences
will be the focus of a free lecture series
hosted by Pleasant Home Foundation with the Oak Park Public Library.
The lectures are free and are held at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois
Thursday, February 18 at 7 p.m.
"Tiffany's Girls made Tiffany Famous" by Rolf Achilles, adjunct associate professor of art history, theory and criticism at the School of the Art Institute and curator of the Smith Museum of Stained Glass. The lecture title was taken from a recent book about the creative work of Clara Driscoll and the women of the Tiffany Studios. Achilles will highlight how the design and finishing of Tiffany’s incredible lamps were done primarily by long unrecognized women.
Thursday, February 25 at 7 p.m.
“Ceramics Their Fad: Chicago Women in the Art & Crafts Movement” by Sharon S. Darling, decorative arts historian and heritage management professional. The lecture title was taken from an early 20th century article about women working in the arts & crafts. Ms. Darling will showcase wonderful works of hand-painted china and art pottery completed by women at the ceramics studios.
Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m.
“Movers and Shapers: Women of the Chicago Arts & Crafts Movement,” by Alice Ireland, a local historian whose extensive research explores the role of Chicago women in shaping the Arts & Crafts movement here. Ms. Ireland will present how the domestic movement in the early 1900s emancipated women socially by giving them work in many areas, including arts and crafts, often through institutions such as the Art Institute and Hull House.
Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m.
“Chicago's Women Metalsmiths” by Monica Obniski, research assistant and exhibition coordinator, American Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
Ms. Obniski will reveal the amazing work of female metalsmiths working in Chicago during the Arts& Crafts Movement, including Oak Park native Jessie Preston, whose creative designs can now be found in the Art Institute collections.
