October 2011

Talk: Celia Bertoia talks about her father, Harry Bertoia, and his legacy

Hear Celia Bertoia talk about her father, Harry Bertoia, and his legacy

Wednesday, November 2, at 5:00 p.m. at the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. Admission is free and open to the public.

I invite you to hear Celia Bertoia describe Harry Bertoia’s work and life in layman’s terms. Experience the sounds, view the monoprints, and feel the power of the man as Celia guides you to experience the world through a great man’s eyes.

Her lecture will include historical facts about Harry Bertoia’s childhood and early artistic talent while growing up in Italy; his move to Detroit and admittance to Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills; making monoprints; his relationship with furniture designers Charles and Ray Eames, and architect like Eero Saarinen; and his energy and passion.

Harry Bertoia died in 1978 but left an enormous legacy of sculptures and drawings. He expressed his love as a jeweler, printmaker, furniture designer, sculptor, and philosopher. Bertoia designed modern chairs, crafted over 50 public sculptures, etched hundreds of monoprints, and welded thousands of art pieces. Bertoia pushed the wave of modern art into an expansive period of exploration of not only visual, but practical and auditory and tactile art.

From delicate jewelry to massive fountains, from an asymmetrical chaise lounge to petite children’s chairs, from detailed graphics to thunderous gongs; this artist took what he infused from Nature’s beauty and transformed it into uplifting experiential pieces.

Celia Bertoia grew up in Pennsylvania, lived in Boulder, CO and Reserve, NM for many years, and settled in Bozeman, MT with her husband in 1996. She has been a competitive runner for 15 years. and placed in the top ten of numerous Ultra Runs (runs longer than a marathon). She has published articles in national magazines and is currently working on a biography of Harry Bertoia. Today she promotes Harry Bertoia’s artwork via the internet and lectures.

Marilyn L. Wheaton
Director
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

Click here for more information on the lecture.

lecture series: Detroit Architecture Between the Wars

Before Yamasaki | Detroit Architecture Between the Wars
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:00–8:30 pm Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium Room 146 (1st floor)
5203 Cass Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48202

The lecture is free and open to the public; registration is requested.
To register, please visit http://events.wayne.edu/2011/10/11/wsu-yamasaki-legacy-lecture-series-35026/

Parking is available at the WSU Parking Structure #1 (corner of Cass and Palmer)
The Yamasaki Lecture Series is supported by the WSU Office of the Vice-President for Research
John Gallagher
The guest speaker for the lecture is John Gallagher. He is a veteran journalist and author whose latest book, Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City, was named by the Huffington Post as among the best social and political books of 2010. John is a native of New York City. He joined the Detroit Free Press in 1987 to cover urban and economic redevelopment efforts in Detroit and Michigan, a post which he still holds. His other books include Great Architecture of Michigan and, as co-author, AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. John and his wife, Sheu-Jane, live along Detroit’s east riverfront.
This lecture looks at the transition from historical styles to mid-century modernism that took place in the 1920s and 1930s through buildings as diverse as the Detroit Yacht Club, the Fox Theatre, and the Elwood Bar & Grill that serve as examples of styles prominent during this period. These varying styles led to the emergence of a mid-century modernism in buildings like Cranbrook’s Museum and Library, which ultimately paved the way for Yamasaki’s distinct work.

See also poster for the event YamaLectureGallagher11x17

Historic Preservation Workshop: 10/8/11

Historic Preservation Workshop:
Preparing Nominations for the National Register of Historic Places
and the National Historic Landmarks Program

Saturday, October 8, 2011
10 am to 12 noon
Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
1150 Beal Avenue (for directions, see http://bentley.umich.edu/general/visiting/)

Interested in learning about the nomination process for the National Register of Historic Places and the National Historic Landmarks Program? Come to this workshop with Alexandra M. Lord, Branch Chief of the National Historic Landmarks Program of the National Park Service. Lord will explain how properties are determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NR) and for designation as a National Historic Landmark (NHL), how the programs’ criteria are applied, and how to assess the historical significance and integrity of a property. She will discuss the steps involved in researching and writing a nomination, and describe what information should be provided to State Historic Preservation Offices and the National Park Service as part of the nomination process.

This workshop is free and open to the public. Please register by sending an email to Shelly Rettell, Events and Administrative Assistant at the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan at rrettell@umich.edu (or call 734-615-7400).

This workshop is sponsored by the Public History Initiative of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies, University of Michigan; the Washtenaw County Historical Society; and the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.

Detroit Area Art Deco Society: wine stroll

The Detroit Area Art Deco Society will be hosting a Wine stroll at 14 Detroit venues.

October 8, noon – 4:00 p.m.

The theme is Art, Architecture and Great Wines!

The wine stroll will provide attendees several architecturally significant buildings, art and select wines paired with each unique venue.

Advanced tickets are $30.00 / $40.00 at the door

See flyer for more information: CRUSH_art_F.pdf