Archive for June, 2010

A TASTE OF THE ORIENT

• June 26, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in donations, gifts, Japanese Empire, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection, Laurence Miller Collection, library donors, Modesto Maidique campus, Pamela K. Harer, Wolfsonian library
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CRAZY FOR COMICS: COMIC KRAZE SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR TEENS AT THE WOLFSONIAN

• June 23, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in persuasive arts, postcards, propaganda, rare books and special collections library, Wolfsonian library collection
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ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE ON REVIEW ANEW

• June 17, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in architecture, Art Nouveau (architecture), Eric M. Goldemberg, FIU School of Architecture, FIU students, Florida International University, Florida International University students, Hector Guimard (1867-1942), Peter Behrens (1868-1940), Raimondo d'Aronca, Victor Horta (1861-1947), Wolfsonian library exhibits, Wolfsonian museum library


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FORD MOTOR COMPANY

• June 16, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in airplanes, automobile design, automotive design drawings, cars, Florida International University, Ford Motor Company, Frederic A. Sharf, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection, ocean liners, passenger ships, Styled for the Road, Styled for the Road (Exhibition), Theodore W. Pietsch, trains, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsonian-FIU library
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A VISIT BY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS

• June 12, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in AIA, American architects, American Institute of Architects, architects, architecture, British architects, George B. Post (firm), Joseph Maria Olbrich (Austrian 1867-1908), pochoirs, portfolios, RIBA, Royal Institute of British Architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens (British 1869-1944)., Uncategorized


AN AFTER HOURS CELEBRATION OF MIAMI ARCHITECTURE

• June 11, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in AIA, American Institute of Architects, architects, architecture
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VIENNA IN MIAMI BEACH, AGAIN!

• June 9, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Austria, Florida International University, Florida International University students, Joseph Patrouch, New World Symphony, Vienna Secession, Wiener Werkstatte, Wolfsonian library


TWO NEW DEALS: FIU PROFESSOR TO DEVELOP A COURSE ON ITALY AND NEW DEAL AMERICA

• June 4, 2010 • Leave a Comment

Posted in FDR, Italy, Mellon curriculum development grant, New Deal era, Wolfsonian, Wolfsonian library, Wolfsoniana
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