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From Streamliners to the Space Age: Transportation, Technology and Mid-Century Modern Design

Presented by Design Week Birmingham and Birmingham Museum of Art at Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham AL

Oct 20 2015
From Streamliners to the Space Age: Transportation, Technology and Mid-Century Modern Design

Dr. Graham C. Boettcher

Chief Curator and The William Cary Hulsey Curator of American Art
In this lavishly illustrated talk, Dr. Boettcher will explore how the development of streamlined locomotives, airplanes, jetliners, and rockets, among other technological advances, profoundly shaped the “look” of American household goods during the mid-20th century.

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Free and open to the public

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Birmingham Museum of Art

2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35203

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