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Gallery Talk: “Scandinavian Design and the United States”

May 18, 2023, 12:00 pm1:00 pm

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In-person

Join Shoshana Resnikoff, Demmer Curator of 20th- and 21st-Century Design, for an in-depth exploration of different themes and topics in the exhibition Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980.

This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and free for Members. Come prepared for your visit by reserving tickets at the door or online.

 

Image: Niels Diffrient (American, 1928–2013), Alvin R. Tilley (American, 1914–1993), Joan C. Bardagly, (American, b. 1947), David Harman, (American, b. 1952), Valerie Pettis, (American, b. 1946), Henry Dreyfuss Associates (United States, established 1929), published by The MIT Press (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established 1932), Humanscale 1/2/3, published 1974; 4/5/6 and 7/8/9, published 1981; 1/2/3 set: 11⅞ × 9 × ⅜ in., 4/5/6 set: 11⅜ × 8 11/16 × ⅜ in., 7/8/9 set: 11½ × 8⅞ × ⅜ in. Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center, Purchased with funds from the Alice and Lucia Stern Library Fund. © 2017 IA Collaborative Ventures, LLC – Series Humanscale, reprinted with permission, for more information: www.humanscalemanual.com, photo © Milwaukee Art Museum, by John R. Glembin

Location: 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202