VIRTUAL Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe
May 5, 2019 through Oct 27, 2019
Alexander Girard was one of the most influential interior and textile designers of the 20th century. Alexander Girard: A Designer’s Universe is the first major retrospective on Girard’s work, organized by the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. With this new VIRTUAL TOUR open a door to his creative universe and shows his close relationships with contemporaries such as Charles & Ray Eames, Eero Saarinen, Andy Warhol, Rudi Gernreich, and many others. Featured are Girard’s designs in textiles, furniture, and sculptures, as well as numerous sketches, drawings, and collages never shown before.
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Untitled (Flowers), ca. 1930-1936
Untitled (Yellow Crocus), ca. 1930-1936
Opening of the exhibition Fantasy and Enchantment: Selections from the Girard Foundation Collection
Alexander Girard: The Nativity
Alexander Girard: Arm Chair
Alexander Girard: Design for matchboxes of the restaurant La Fonda del Sol
Alexander Girard: Miller House
Alexander Girard: New Sun
Alexander Girard: Hand and Dove
Alexander Girard: Daisy Face, Environmental Enrichment Panel
Alexander Girard: Georgia O’Keeffe & Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard: Storage boxes arranged and labeled by Girard
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Alexander Girard: In his studio early 1950s
2-MOIFA-Alexander Girard in his studio early 1950s