Crafting Modernism: Glenn Adamson on the American Studio Design Movement

New York | 10 June

Sotheby’s is thrilled to announce Crafting Modernism: Masters of the American Studio Design Movement from the Pinnacle Art Collectiona dedicated auction in New York on June 8, 2022. A celebration of modern-day American design, this seminal sale event brings together exceptional examples of American Craft spanning the 20th Century, commencing with examples from the first quarter of the century by Greene & Greene and Charles Rohlfs, to quintessential works of the postwar era by George Nakashima, Wendell Castle, Wharton Esherick, Paul Evans, Harry Bertoia, and Judy McKie, among others. In this video, curator and historian Glenn Adamson explores the enduring legacy of the Studio Design movement by highlighting key works in the collection.

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