Historian Marilyn Friedman will present an illustrated history of exhibitions at trend-setting department stores that popularized modern design in the late 1920s, featuring designers such as Josef Hoffmann, Gio Ponti, William Lescaze, Kim Weber, and Paul Frankl. This special lecture will illuminate a little-known and remarkable era of Modernism in America. Reception to follow in the Marble Court.

A One-time Event: Thursday October 6, 5:30-6:30 PM