Object of the Month: “Rodo” Chairs
Time: 1:00pm
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Free with Museum admission
Designed by Paul Rodocanachi for Jean-Michel Frank, these quintessential art deco chairs can be seen throughout Reynolda House, denoting the influence of Mary Reynolds Babcock. Manager of school of family learning Julia Hood presents this talk.
This series on the first Wednesday of the month features Reynolda House curators, educators, and guests sharing a one-hour, in-depth look at one object in the collections of Reynolda, plus a few surprises. Join us for the entire season:
March 6: Dancing (1934) by Arthur Dove, with Allison Slaby, curator
April 3: Katharine Reynolds’s Riding Habit, with Bari Helms, director of archives & library
May 1: Chinese Palace Jars, with Allison Thompson, public programming fellow
June 5: Reynolda’s Roof, with Phil Archer, Betsy Main Babcock Deputy Director
July 3: Dem Was Good Ole Times by Thomas Hovenden (1882), print, with Allison Slaby, curator