Teri Edelstein on Feeding the Art Deco Spirit

Sponsored by The Caxton Club and the Chicago Art Deco Society Feb 7, 6:30pm Central Time A central aspect of the culture and lifestyle of the 1920s and ’30s was the creation and consumption of food. You could exist in an Art Deco world where everything from the soup to the nuts was inflected with […]

American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals

Sponsored by the Book Club of California. In-person and virtual presentation Exhibition opening: American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals. From air conditioners to yogurt makers, kitchen appliance manuals—with step by step directions for achieving a desired outcome—are incredible examples of early technical writing. The instruction manuals on display reflect a wide range of American […]