Neil Harris on Paris 1925: French Illustrated Books Go to the Deco Fair

Cosponsored by the Caxton Club and the Chicago Art Deco Society

Neil Harris on Paris 1925: French Illustrated Books Go to the Deco Fair

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Add to Calendar 2022-02-16 18:30:00 2022-02-16 19:30:00 Neil Harris on Paris 1925: French Illustrated Books Go to the Deco Fair Books were everywhere at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris. Until now, little has been written about their actual exhibition. This highly illustrated presentation will explore the variety of the work displayed, and suggest some strategies employed by the publishers. Dr. Harris is the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor of History and Art History Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous publications including Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury; and The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age. Click here to register for this program. Zoom presentation is free and open to all. Advanced registration required via website. Zoom Department of Art History drupal@seastar.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public
neil harris lecture

Books were everywhere at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.

Until now, little has been written about their actual exhibition. This highly illustrated presentation will explore the variety of the work displayed, and suggest some strategies employed by the publishers.

Dr. Harris is the Preston and Sterling Morton Professor of History and Art History Emeritus at the University of Chicago. He is the author of numerous publications including Chicago Apartments: A Century of Lakefront Luxury; and The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age.

Click here to register for this program.

Zoom presentation is free and open to all.

Advanced registration required via website.