Threads: The Life, Career, and Legacy of Ruth Adler Schnee.

Name: Threads: The Life, Career, and Legacy of Ruth Adler Schnee. — Deborah Lubera Kawsky
Start: 2022-06-22T19:00:00-0400
End: 2022-06-22T20:00:00-0400
Location: Bloomfield Township Public Library

Wednesday, June 22, 2022
7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Bloomfield Township Public Library 1099 Lone Pine Road Bloomfield Hills, MI, 48302 United States (map)

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Ruth Adler Schnee, Threads Textile. Photo: Courtesy of Ruth Adler Schnee.

Join art historian Deborah Lubera Kawsky for a presentation on the inspiring life and career of Detroit design icon, Ruth Adler Schnee, with a focus on her legacy as a Jewish woman in the field of design. Schnee, who recently celebrated her 99th birthday, is best known for her boldly-designed textiles and architectural interiors and for the ground-breaking Adler/Schnee retail store, which brought modern design to Detroit.

Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan. Visit their website for more information and REGISTRATION

Ruth Adler working on Slits and Slats, 1947. Photo: Courtesy of Cranbrook Center for Collections.

Deborah Lubera Kawsky and Ruth Adler Schnee at the Detroit Institute of Arts, 2018

Threads: The Life, Career, and Legacy of Ruth Adler Schnee.

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