An illustrated lecture by Dr. Samuel D. Gruber will be held Monday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Petit Branch Library, 105 Victoria Place in Syracuse.
(Syracuse, NY – July 2013) In the first years of the 20th century, Gustav Stickley and his home on Columbus Avenue, on Syracuse’s Eastside, was the center of the American Arts and Crafts Movement—not just for Central New York, but for the nation. Through example in furniture and architecture, and by means of the publication of The Craftsman magazine, Stickley and his associates played a major role shaping American houses, and equally how Americans viewed the relationship between art and life.
This talk will emphasize Stickley’s career in Syracuse, and the role played in local arts by architects Lamont Warner, Clarence S. Congdon, Ward Wellington Ward and others, as well as ceramicist Adelaide Alsop Robineau and stained glass artists Henry Keck.
In reference to the current exhibition at the Everson Museum of Art, An American Look: Fashion, Decorative Arts & Gustav Stickley, Dr. Gruber will also address the Arts & Crafts aesthetic in American fashion during the early 20th century.
Samuel D. Gruber is an art and architectural historian and historic preservationist. He received his BA in Medieval Studies from Princeton University, his Ph.D. in Art & Architectural History from Columbia University, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Rome. He is director of Gruber Heritage Global, and teaches courses in art and design history and Judaic Studies part-time at Syracuse University and elsewhere. Gruber is past president of The Preservation Association of Central New York (PACNY), and is well known locally for his neighborhood walking tours. He is author of American Synagogues: A Century of Architecture and Jewish Community (2003) and Synagogues
(1999) and numerous reports and articles. He writes several blogs about art and architecture, including My Central New York.
This event is free and open to the public. Call Petit Library at 435-3636 for more information.