Pasadena Museum of History, The Art and Craft of Textile Design, 1860-1920, August 16, 2008 to January 4, 2009. The Pasadena Museum of History is proud to present The Art and Craft of Textile Design, 1860-1920, a landmark exhibition curated by Pasadena-based designer and historian Ann Chaves featuring significant pieces from private collections in Northern and Southern California, as well as New York, Illinois and Maryland —20many never before displayed for the public. For more information click on: textiles
Living Beautifully: Greene and Greene in Pasadena, also at the Pasadena Museum of History, August 16, 2008 to January 4, 2009
Representative objects from the Greenes' early lives, schooling, apprenticeships, Pasadena office, workshop and homes will be displayed, accompanied by images of their early work, and of Pasadena in the late 19th and first quarter of the 20th centuries. Curated by my dear friend Bruce Smith of the Arts & Crafts Press.
GAMBLE HOUSE CENTENNIAL EVENTS: This exhibition is presented in celebration of The Gamble House Centennial, 1908-2008. For additional information, please visit www.gamblehouse.org.
And advance notice:
Saturday, 22 November, 11:30 - 5, The Third Annual Hillside Club Antique Show and Sale. This will be a benefit, with the Hillside Club filled to the top with antique and modern Arts & Crafts items. With the club's redwood walls, it's the ideal location to show off furniture, paintings and accessories for bungalows, or for lovers of that style.
I will be there again with a display of photos of Arts and Crafts homes that have sold within the year in our area. Please stop by and say hello!
