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NYU COURSE OFFERED AT KIRKLAND MUSEUM
Dishing It Up! examines the history of 20th-century tableware
(DENVER)— New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional
Studies has selected Kirkland Museum as the site for Dishing It Up!: a new,
limited-enrollment course on 20th –century tableware and glassware. With
access to the extensive, on-display collection at the Kirkland Museum, this
course focuses on the innovative, stylish and often inexpensive tableware
produced from the 20s to the 60s—much sought after by collectors today—and
the aesthetic, cultural, economic, and social milieux in which it was
produced, acquired and used.
WHAT: Dishing It Up! A course on 20th-century tableware and glassware
WHO: New York University School of Continuing and Professional
Studies in collaboration with Kirkland Museum
WHEN: Friday and Saturday, April 1 & 2, 2005, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Kirkland Museum
1311 Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80203
COST: $345 / $325 for Kirkland Museum Members
REGISTRATION: Call 212-998-7150 to register
DETAILS: Kirkland Museum, partly housed in a carefully preserved
Arts & Crafts building dating from 1910-11, has only been open to the
public since 2003. The Museum displays more than 200 lines and patterns of
tableware, including glassware, with over 1700 individual pieces. Styles of
tableware include Traditional, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener
Werkstätte, Bauhaus, and Pop Art with an emphasis on Art Deco and Modern.
Utilizing the Museum’s comprehensive, specialized collections, participants
will explore artistic influences from the Jazz Age to the Space Age; key
figures such as Russel Wright, Frederick Hurten Rhead (designer of Fiesta
and Harlequin ware), and Eva Zeisel; design icons such as Viktor
Schreckengost’s Jazz Bowl and Reuben Haley’s cubist-inspired Ruba Rombic;
and the products of significant manufacturers such as Homer Laughlin, Hall
China, Red Wing, Fostoria, Heisey, Vernon Kilns and Metlox. On Friday
evening, participants enjoy a special treat and dine on Russel Wright, Eva
Zeisel, and Ben Seibel tableware at the home of the Museum’s Director and
Curator, Hugh Grant.
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