Dunbar Chaise by Edward Wormley 1957
The final event before the society’s present exhibit WESTPORT MODERN: WHEN COOL WAS HOT! closes on May 1, the lecture takes a facinating look at the evolution of paint colors, furniture and other related items from the 1930s to the 1960s. A sampling of furniture and accessories are on display. Her talk includes a look at the World War II influences on furniture design, the development of industrial design, as well as the contrasting influences of naturalism and organic architecture.
Jane Swergold has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA from New York University in Decorative arts. She developed and teaches a two semester course on the History of Furniture at Fairfield University. Jane is a member of the ASID. She has had her own design firm doing commercial and residential work and was awarded first prize for her residential design by the Connecticut chapter of the ASID. Her ceramic sculpture has been shown in solo shows at the Westport Arts Center and in NYC and also in a one woman show in China in 2000.
