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Art Deco rooms of the Edsel
and Eleanor Ford House in
Grosse Pointe Shores.
The design industry was a
casualty of World War II.
However, Charles Eames and
Eero Saarinen, both Cranbrook
Academy architects, redefined
organic design and won top
honors at a Museum of
Modern Art home furnishings
design competition. Their post-
war modernism set the stage
for future decades and contin-
A Gustav Stickley bookcase: Historically,
ues to influence contemporary Stickley is known as the father of the
designers.
American Arts and Crafts movement.
The Modernism show will
feature all manner of fine and
says. He and Ostrove also collect dec-
decorative art forms — from original
orative objects, from chrome to Arts
lava lamps to Stickley furniture. Says
and Crafts to beautiful silver pieces.
show manager Michael Butler,
Antiques dealer Judy Frankel,
"There's a special interest this year in
owner of the Antiques Centre of Troy,
'50s- and ?60s-era Peter Max art
agrees with Ostrove on the popularity
works, concert posters, furniture and
of French metal Deco mirrors. You'll
clothing."
find some of these at her booth. Also
Local exhibitor Robin Cohen,
find decoratives by Steuben, Pairpointe
whose collections are sold in Royal
and Sinclaire, English Arts and Crafts
Oak's Antiques on Main, has partici-
furniture, Deco mercury glass and
pated in the show since its inception.
McCoy and Rookwood art pottery.
Her booth will feature Deco-designed
Frankel says the lines blurred
jewelry, including Mexican silver from
between Art Nouveau and ArtDeco in
the 1940s. She'll also have beaded
the 1920s. "They sort of converged and
handbags and Lucite purses, cigarette
it's sometimes hard to identify which
lighters and an Art Deco bar and
pieces belong to which movement."
grandfather clock. "Chrome acces-
But, she says, the vast majority of col-
sories are always popular," she says,
lectors work different pieces together.
"especially bar ware."
There are few purist. collectors.
Kate Ostrove, of Birmingham,
Jack and Judy Margolis, of
brings an eclectic mix of decorative
Southfield, are Modernism show veter-
items to the show each year. She'll
ans whose merchandise reflects the
have Deco and Art Nouveau jewelry,
20th-century ideal of simplicity "We're
vintage purses and a large selection of
not hooked on any particular design-
Arts and Crafts pottery from
er," says Jack Margolis. "Rather, we
Rookwood, Van Briggle and Pewabic.
bring an interesting mix of smaller dec-
If you're looking for French iron pic-
orative objects from different decades."
ture frames, plateaus and mirrors from
Such is the beauty of the Michigan
the 1920s and 1930s, head straight to
Modernism Exposition. There's some-
Ostrove's display space. "They're hot
thing for everyone, whether you crave
collectibles and I always sell out of
chrome and leather, an oak armchair or
them fast," she says.
a radio disguised as an airplane..Even as
Ostrove's husband, David Klein, a
we enter the 21st century, a chaise from
Birmingham fine art gallery owner,
the '20s is still considered moderne.
will participate in the show for the
first time this year. He will be one of
The Michigan Modernism
the few painting dealers, and will
Exposition runs April 29-30 at
e xhibit American paintings from the
the Southfield Civic Center.
' 30s and '40s. Included are artists
Hours
are 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Thomas Hart Benton and Hiller
Saturday and noon-5 p.m.
Rebay, the art adviser to Solomon
Sunday. Tickets are $8/$7 with
Guggenheim. Also, Klein will have a
an ad or listing. A preview party,
selection of Harry Bertoia abstract
to be held 7-10 p.m. Friday,
monoprints. Bertoia taught at
April
28, at the Southfield Civic
Cranbrook and worked with Charles
Center,
benefits the Detroit Area
Eames.
Art
Deco
Society. $60. Call
What will Klein scout out at the
(248)
582-DECO.
show? "I collect art books and this is
always a great place to find them," he
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