Wednesday, January 13, 2010

6:30 P.M.

Presented by the Modern Women’s Project, this program features Matilda McQuaid, Deputy Curatorial Director, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, who prioritizes Reich’s work and experience at the Bauhaus and external projects undertaken during Mies Van Der Rohe’s tenure as Director. Following this talk, Maria Makela, Professor, Visual Studies, California College of the Arts, speaks about the emergence and significance of artificial fabrics in Germany during this period, and Despina Stratigakos, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, addresses the educational and professional structures available to aspiring female architects before the War, when Reich came of age. Adrian Sudhalter, Assistant Research Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, moderates the conversation.