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- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- Maloof Symposium: Furniture and the Future - Session 1
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- This symposium will examine historical and contemporary furniture production in light of the fundamental changes brought about by the digital age. Today, the field of studio furniture is changing rapidly to embrace digital technologies and marketplaces. The pressure to keep up with these advances can prevent artists and makers from reflecting on what this means for the craft. Presented jointly by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery and the Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation, this one-day symposium in celebration of Sam Maloof’s centennial birth year will examine historical and contemporary furniture production in light of the fundamental changes brought about by the digital age. Symposium Schedule - Session 1 9:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast (Please note the galleries will not be open at this time) 10:00 a.m. - Welcome Nora Atkinson, Lloyd Herman Curator at the Renwick Gallery, and Jim Rawitsch, Executive Director of the Maloof Foundation 10:15 a.m. - Keynote by Dr Michael J. Prokopow 11:00 a.m. - Paul Sacaridiz, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts 11:45 a.m. - Witold Rybczynski, author Now I Sit Me Down Program made possible by the generous support of the James Renwick Alliance, the Windgate Foundation, and Woodcraft Supply.
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- 2 hr 31 min 45 sec
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- 2016-09-16T17:18:52.000Z
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- Art, American
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